Where does “paenultima law” come from?

paenultima law (English) comes from Latin paenultima, from Latin paenultimus, from Latin paene, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.

paenultima law (English): The rule of Classical Latin pronunciation which...

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  1. The rule of Classical Latin pronunciation which...

Ancestry of “paenultima law”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpaenultimaThe penultimate syllable, penult
2Latinpaenultimuspenultimate
3Latinpaenealmost, nearly; scarcely, hardly, barely
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- →Every word from Latin paene →Every word from Latin paenultimus →