Where does “penitencer” come from?
penitencer (English) comes from French pénitencier, from French pénitence, 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;...
penitencer (English): A priest who heard confession and enjoined...
Definitions
- A priest who heard confession and enjoined...
Ancestry of “penitencer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | pénitencier | penitentiary, prison; a priest who administers... |
| 2 | French | pénitence | penance |
| 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;... |