Where does “beneficia” come from?
beneficia (Romanian) comes from French bénéficier, from French bénéfice, from Old French benefice, from Latin beneficium, from Latin beneficus, from Latin bene, from Latin bonus, from Old Latin duenos — to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
beneficia (Romanian): to benefit
Definitions
- to benefit
Ancestry of “beneficia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bénéficier | to enjoy, to benefit from, to get, to receive |
| 2 | French | bénéfice | benefit, advantage; profit, earning |
| 3 | Old French | benefice | benefice; favour, advantage; benefit |
| 4 | Latin | beneficium | benefit; favour; kindness |
| 5 | Latin | beneficus | beneficent; generous, liberal |
| 6 | Latin | bene | well; properly, exactly; agreeably, favorably |
| 7 | Latin | bonus | good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;... |
| 8 | Old Latin | duenos | Alternative form of duonus |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | dwenos | good |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |