ben·e·fac·tion 
(bĕnə-făk′shən, bĕn′ə-făk-)
(bĕnə-făk′shən, bĕn′ə-făk-)n.
1. The act of conferring aid of some sort.
2. A charitable gift or deed.
[Late Latin benefactiō, benefactiōn-, from Latin benefactus, past participle of benefacere, to do a service : bene, well; see deu-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + facere, to do; see dhē- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
bene·fac′tive (-tĭv) adj.
- Indo-European root: kekw-
- Indo-European root: kel-
- Indo-European root: kel-
- Indo-European root: kelə-
- Indo-European root: kelə-
- Indo-European root: ken-
- Indo-European root: kenk-
- Indo-European root: kens-
- Indo-European root: kent-
- Indo-European root: ker-
- Indo-European root: ker-
- Indo-European root: ker-
- Indo-European root: kerd-
- Indo-European root: kerp-
- Indo-European root: kers-
- Indo-European root: kerə-
- Indo-European root: kes-
- Indo-European root: keuə-
- Indo-European root: klei-
- Indo-European root: kleu-
- Indo-European root: ko-
- Indo-European root: kob-
- Indo-European root: kom
- Indo-European root: konk-
- Indo-European root: koro-