From Latin 'benefactum' (good deed), 'bene' + 'facere' (to do) — shifted from meaning a charitable act to an advantage or entitlement.
An advantage or profit gained from something; a payment or gift made by an employer, the state, or an insurance company; a public performance or event to raise money for a charitable cause.
From Anglo-Norman 'benfet' (well-done, good deed), from Latin 'benefactum' (good deed), the neuter past participle of 'benefacere' (to do well, to do good), composed of 'bene' (well) and 'facere' (to do, to make). The Latin 'bene' descends from the PIE root *dew- (to do, to perform, to show favor), while 'facere' comes from PIE *dʰeh₁- (to put, to place, to make). The word's form was influenced by Old
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