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latin's way of saying 'good' without the fuss of a whole sentence.
means an adverb meaning well or properly, root of a startling number of english words about doing things right.
from from latin bene, 'well,' itself from an old indo-european root tied to strength and goodness — the same root that gives us bonus and bounty.
hidden in benefitliterally 'to do well' — bene + facere
nota benemeans note well, not note bene-ficial
opposite prefixmale-, as in malevolent, its evil twin
benedictiona well-saying — the origin of blessing