bonfaco

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Etymology

From bonfacar (to do good; to do good to) +‎ -o (nominal desinence) and bona (good) +‎ faco (making, doing).

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Noun

bonfaco (plural bonfaci)

  1. benefaction, good offices, benefit, favor
    • 1911, Robert Auerbach, Hans Moiser, Fr Schneeberger, Mondolinguo: Weltsprache - Volume 4-5, page 161:
      ed pluse oficiala publika festo en Basel, un ek ta „floro-dii", la subite moderna speco di „festi por bonfaco"
      and a further official public festivity in Basel, one of those "flower days," the unexpected modern kind of "festivities for benefaction"
    • 1913, George Sarton, Isis - Volume 1, University of Chicago Press, page 523:
      Unesme ica bonfaco extensesis nur ad la verki da MAYER. e JOULE, pro ke la questiono esis pri la yuro
      Firstly this benefaction was only extended to the works of MAYER. and JOULE, because the question was about the rights
    • 1918, Mondo - Volume 7-10, page 103:
      e samideano Populus vice diskursar pri Reda Kruco, ipse, grave vundita povis balde juar la bonfaco di la Reda Kruco en hospitalo
      and co-opinionist Populus instead of discoursing about the Red Cross, self, gravely wounded could soon rejoice the benefit of the Red Cross in a hospital