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bene
Latin · ancient
"well, good"
well, good, combined with facere (to make, to do)
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benfet
Old French · medieval
"a good deed, a favor"
carried into French for a good deed or favor
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benefit
English · 1300s
"an advantage or profit gained from something"
settled as the English word for an advantage or profit gained
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