Where does “nonpenitential” come from?
nonpenitential (English) comes from English penitential, from Latin penitentialis, from Latin paenitentia, from Ancient Greek μετάνοια, from Ancient Greek μετανοέω, from Ancient Greek νοέω, from Ancient Greek νόος, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
nonpenitential (English): Not penitential
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- Not penitential
Ancestry of “nonpenitential”, step by step
nonpenitential traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English penitential
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | penitential | Pertaining to penance or penitence; a book or set... |
| 2 | Latin | penitentialis | — |
| 3 | Latin | paenitentia | repentance, penitence, regret; penance;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μετάνοια | afterthought, repentance |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μετανοέω | to perceive afterwards or too late; to change... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | νοέω | to perceive, observe, see, notice; to think,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | νόος | mind; an act of mind; the sense or meaning of a... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σφαῖρα | ball, globe, sphere |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ειδής | like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |