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Where does “benevolens” come from?

benevolens (Latin) comes 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...

benevolens (Latin): kind, wishing well, benevolent, friendly, with a...

Definitions

  1. kind, wishing well, benevolent, friendly, with a...

Ancestry of “benevolens”, step by step

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

Words derived from “benevolens”

  • benevolent
  • benevolently
  • omnibenevolent
  • omnibenevolence
  • nonbenevolent
  • benevolentness
  • benevolente
  • benevolente
  • benevolente
  • benevolent
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