English → Latin
“beneficent” in Latin
beneficusbeneficent; generous, liberal; blessedlīberālisfreedom; dignified, honorable, befitting a freedman; generous, liberal, bountiful, amplebenignuskind, good, friendly, pleasant; beneficent, obliging, bounteous; favorable, mild
The English word beneficent itself goes back to Latin bene, through *beneficens.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
beneficent
beneficus (beneficent; fond of doing good to others: qui alterius causa benigne facit, Cic..): liberalis (giving largely from a generous disposition): Benignus (kind from goodness of heart; liberal).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for beneficent?
- The usual Latin words for “beneficent” are beneficus, līberālis, benignus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.