Where does “benfet” come from?
benfet (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman benfet, from Old French bienfet, from Old French bienfaire, from Old French bien, from Latin bene, from Latin bonus, from Old Latin duenos, from Proto-Italic dwenos — to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
Ancestry of “benfet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | benfet | well-done |
| 2 | Old French | bienfet | — |
| 3 | Old French | bienfaire | to do good, do well |
| 4 | Old French | bien | well; indeed; possession; object of value |
| 5 | Latin | bene | well; properly, exactly; agreeably, favorably |
| 6 | Latin | bonus | good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;... |
| 7 | Old Latin | duenos | Alternative form of duonus |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | dwenos | good |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |