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PrefixLatin
ben/bene
good, helpful
Latin bene meant well: a benefit is something well done, a benefactor does good, and benevolent people wish others well.
Words built from it
- benefit — an advantage gained from something
bene- (well) + fit (done) - benign — gentle and harmless
beni- (good) + gn (born, kind) - beneficial — producing good results
bene- (good) + fic (do) - benevolent — kind and generous
bene- (good) + vol (wish) - benefactor — someone who gives help or money to a cause
bene- (good) + fact (doer, maker) - benevolence — kindness and generosity
bene- (good) + vol (wish)
Looks like it, but is not
- bench — from Old English benc 'long seat,' not Latin bene 'well'
- incumbent — from Latin incumbere 'to lie upon,' not bene- 'good'
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More prefixes
- anti — against, opposite
- auto/auth — self
- circum — around
- con/col/com — together, with
- de — opposite, reverse