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
- dearth, lack, shortage; penury
Ancestry of “pénurie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | penuria | want, need, scarcity |
| 2 | Latin | paene | almost, nearly; scarcely, hardly, barely |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₁- | to hate, hurt |