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Where does “Pena” come from?

Pena (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese pena, from Latin penna, from Proto-Italic petnā, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

Pena (Galician): punishment, penalty; pain; sadness; vanes or...

Definitions

  1. punishment, penalty; pain; sadness; vanes or...

Ancestry of “Pena”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesepenarock
2Latinpennawing; feather, especially a flight-feather;...
3Proto-Italicpetnāfeather; wing
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

Words derived from “Pena”

  • penal
  • penedo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →