Where does “penitente” come from?

penitente (English) comes from Spanish penitente, from Latin paenitēns, from Latin paeniteo, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.

penitente (English): A tall thin blade of hardened snow or ice, found...

Definitions

  1. A tall thin blade of hardened snow or ice, found...

Ancestry of “penitente”, step by step

penitente traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish penitente

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpenitentea penitent
2Latinpaenitēnsregretful; repentant; penitent; contrite
3LatinpaeniteoI cause to repent; I regret, repent; I am sorry;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt

via French penitente

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpenitente—
2Spanish[[penitente—

Words derived from “penitente”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- →Every word from Latin paeniteo →Every word from Latin paenitēns →