Etymology Explorer › Italian

Where does “beneficiario” come from?

beneficiario (Italian) comes from Latin beneficiārius, from Latin beneficium, from Latin beneficus, from Latin bene, from Latin bonus, from Old Latin duenos, from Proto-Italic dwenos, from Proto-Indo-European dew- — to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...

beneficiario (Italian): beneficiary; benefice; payee

Definitions

  1. beneficiary; benefice; payee

Ancestry of “beneficiario”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbeneficiārius—
2Latinbeneficiumbenefit; favour; kindness
3Latinbeneficusbeneficent; generous, liberal
4Latinbenewell; properly, exactly; agreeably, favorably
5Latinbonusgood, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;...
6Old LatinduenosAlternative form of duonus
7Proto-Italicdwenosgood
8Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dew- →