Where does “penfriend” come from?
penfriend (English) comes from English pen, from English penetration, from Middle English penetracioun, from Old French penetracïon, from Latin penetrātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
penfriend (English): A person, often in a foreign country, with whom...
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- A person, often in a foreign country, with whom...
Ancestry of “penfriend”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | pen | An enclosure used to contain domesticated... |
| 2 | English | penetration | The act of penetrating something; Specifically,... |
| 3 | Middle English | penetracioun | — |
| 4 | Old French | penetracïon | — |
| 5 | Latin | penetrātiō | — |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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