Where does “бенефис” come from?
бенефис (Russian) comes from French bénéfice, from Old French benefice, from Latin beneficium, from Latin beneficus, from Latin bene, from Latin bonus, from Old Latin duenos, from Proto-Italic dwenos — to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
бенефис (Russian): benefit performance in honor of someone, to raise funds for him or her
Definitions
- benefit performance in honor of someone, to raise funds for him or her
Ancestry of “бенефис”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bénéfice | benefit, advantage; profit, earning |
| 2 | Old French | benefice | benefice; favour, advantage; benefit |
| 3 | Latin | beneficium | benefit; favour; kindness |
| 4 | Latin | beneficus | beneficent; generous, liberal |
| 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... |