Where does “apenas” come from?

apenas (Chavacano) comes from Spanish apenas, from Vulgar Latin *ad poenam.

apenas (Chavacano): scarcely; hardly

Definitions

  1. scarcely; hardly

Ancestry of “apenas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishapenashardly, scarcely, barely; recently, just; as soon...
2Vulgar Latin*ad poenam—
Every word from Vulgar Latin *ad poenam →Every word from Spanish apenas →