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Where does “beneplaciturus” come from?

beneplaciturus (Latin) comes from Latin beneplaceo, 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...

beneplaciturus (Latin): about to please

Definitions

  1. about to please

Ancestry of “beneplaciturus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinbeneplaceoI please
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...
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