Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to do, perform; show favor, revere."It forms all or part of:

beatific

beatify

beatitude

Beatrice

beau

beauty

Bella

belle

beldam

belladonna

belvedere

bene-

benedict

Benedictine

benediction

benefactor

beneficiary

benefice

beneficence

benefit

benevolent

benign

bonanza

bonbon

bonhomie

bonito

bonjour

bonny

bonus

boon

(adj.);

bounty

debonair

embellish

It is the hypothetical source of/evidence for its existence is provided by: Latin

bene

(adv.) "well, in the right way, honorably, properly,"

bonus

"good,"

bellus

"handsome, fine, pretty," and possibly

beatus

"blessed,"

beare

"to make blessed."