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Where does “penti” come from?

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

penti (Esperanto): to repent

Definitions

  1. to repent

Ancestry of “penti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpentirsito repent; to regret
2Late Latinpaenitīre—
3LatinpaeniteoI cause to repent; I regret, repent; I am sorry;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt

Words derived from “penti”

  • pento
  • pentofari
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- →