Where does “pénurie” come from?

pénurie (French) comes from Latin penuria, from Latin paene, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.

pénurie (French): dearth, lack, shortage; penury

Definitions

  1. dearth, lack, shortage; penury

Ancestry of “pénurie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpenuriawant, need, scarcity
2Latinpaenealmost, nearly; scarcely, hardly, barely
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt

Words derived from “pénurie”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- →Every word from Latin paene →Every word from Latin penuria →