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Where does “beneficiarius” come from?

beneficiarius (Latin) comes 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...

Ancestry of “beneficiarius”, step by step

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