Latin

bene

‘well’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin bene.

12 English words in this record descend from Latin bene, most familiar first.

• ben
• beneficial ← beneficiālis ← beneficium ← beneficus
• beneficiary ← beneficiarius ← beneficium ← beneficus
• bene
• benefice ← beneficium ← beneficus
• beneficent ← *beneficens
• benefic ← beneficus
• beneficium ← beneficus
• beneficiate ← beneficiar ← beneficio ← beneficium ← beneficus
• benevolous ← benevolus
• benocclusion
• bienness ← bien ← bien ← bien

Etymograph / Latin bene