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

benevolens traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin bene

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...

via Latin volens

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvolenswishing; willing; welcome
2LatinvoloI wish; I want; I mean, I intend
3Proto-Italicwelōto want, will
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

Words derived from “benevolens

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dew-Every word from Proto-Italic dwenosEvery word from Old Latin duenos