myEtymology.com: French etymology of bienfaire

Etymology of the French word bienfaire

the Old French word bienfaire

derived from the Latin word benefactum (benefit, service; good deed)

derived from the Latin word bene (well, very, quite)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *deu-

derived from the Latin word benefacere (do service, good to; make well)

Word found in Old French