beneficial

English

/ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl/

adj
Definitions
  • Helpful or good to something or someone.
  • Relating to a benefice.

Etymology

Derived from Latin beneficiālis, beneficium (favor, benefit, kindness) root from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (put, place, set, do, suck, suckle, make).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dʰeh₁-

Gloss

put, place, set, do, suck, suckle, make

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

哺

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