Where does “pentito” come from?

pentito (English) comes from Italian pentito, from Italian pentirsi, from Late Latin paenitīre, from Latin paeniteo, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.

pentito (English): A criminal who cooperates with police or...

Definitions

  1. A criminal who cooperates with police or...

Ancestry of “pentito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpentitopast participle of pentirsi; One who repents; A...
2Italianpentirsito repent; to regret
3Late Latinpaenitīre—
4LatinpaeniteoI cause to repent; I regret, repent; I am sorry;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- →Every word from Latin paeniteo →Every word from Late Latin paenitīre →