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benign
c.1320, from O.Fr.
benigne,
from L.
benignus
"good, kind," lit. "well born," from
bene
"well" (see
bene-
) +
gignere
"to bear, beget," from
genus
"birth" (see
genus
). For similar sense evolution, see
gentle, kind, generous.