Etymology

benignity

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Today it means: The state of being benign. Full definition →

Middle English benignite ← Middle French benignité ← Latin benignitās
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  1. Latin · derived frombenignitās
  2. Middle French · derived frombenignité
  3. Middle English · inherited frombenignite
  4. English todaybenignity

From Middle English benignite, from Middle French benignité (modern French bénignité), from Latin benignitās. By surface analysis, benign + -ity.

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