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Where does “penitentially” come from?

penitentially (English) comes from English penitential, from Latin penitentialis, 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;...

penitentially (English): In a penitential manner

Definitions

  1. In a penitential manner

Ancestry of “penitentially”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpenitentialPertaining to penance or penitence; a book or set...
2Latinpenitentialis—
3Latinpaenitentiarepentance, penitence, regret; penance;...
4Ancient Greekμετάνοιαafterthought, repentance
5Ancient Greekμετανοέωto perceive afterwards or too late; to change...
6Ancient Greekνοέωto perceive, observe, see, notice; to think,...
7Ancient Greekνόοςmind; an act of mind; the sense or meaning of a...
8Ancient Greekσφαῖραball, globe, sphere
9Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
10Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
11Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
12Proto-Indo-European-ess—
13Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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