benefactor
Latin
noun
Definitions
- (Late Latin) benefactor; one who confers a favour
Etymology
Suffix from Latin benefactus (benefited).
Origin
Latin
benefactus
Gloss
benefited
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- benefactive English
- benefactor English
- bene Latin
- benefacio Latin
- benefaciō Latin
- benefactus Latin
- benefactōrem, benefactor Latin
- faciō Latin
- benefatto Italian
- bienfait French
- bienfaiteur French
- benefactor Spanish, Castilian
- *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- benefactor Middle English
- benefactor Catalan, Valencian
- binefăcător Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- beinfaiteur Norman
- bienfait Middle French