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Where does “beneficium” come from?

beneficium (Latin) comes 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...

beneficium (Latin): benefit; favour; kindness

Definitions

  1. benefit; favour; kindness

Ancestry of “beneficium”, step by step

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

Words derived from “beneficium”

  • beneficial
  • beneficiary
  • benefice
  • beneficially
  • nonbeneficial
  • unbeneficial
  • nonbeneficiary
  • beneficialness
  • nonbeneficially
  • benefici
  • beneficialis
  • beneficiarius
  • beneficiario
  • beneficiare
  • beneficiario
  • benefici
  • beneficio
  • beneficiato
  • beneficiale
  • bénéficiaire
  • bénéficial
  • bénéfice
  • bénéficiairement
  • beneficio
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