Where does “penitential” come from?
Penitential derives from Latin penitentialis, from Latin paenitentia meaning repentance, from Latin paenitens, from Latin paeniteo meaning to feel regret, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁-.
penitential (English): Pertaining to penance or penitence; a book or set...
Definitions
- Pertaining to penance or penitence; a book or set...
Ancestry of “penitential”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | penitentialis | — |
| 2 | Latin | paenitentia | repentance, penitence, regret; penance;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μετάνοια | afterthought, repentance |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μετανοέω | to perceive afterwards or too late; to change... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | νοέω | to perceive, observe, see, notice; to think,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | νόος | mind; an act of mind; the sense or meaning of a... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σφαῖρα | ball, globe, sphere |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ειδής | like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |