Where does “benefett” come from?
benefett (Middle English) comes from Middle English bienfait, from Middle French bienfait, from Middle French bienfaire, from Middle French faire, from Old French faire, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius.
Ancestry of “benefett”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | bienfait | good or noble deed |
| 2 | Middle French | bienfait | past participle of bienfaire; good deed; generous... |
| 3 | Middle French | bienfaire | to do right; to act morally |
| 4 | Middle French | faire | to do; to make; to choose; to elect |
| 5 | Old French | faire | to do |
| 6 | Latin | faciō | — |
| 7 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 8 | Latin | -tōrius | — |
| 9 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
Words derived from “benefett”