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Where does “penitenziere” come from?

penitenziere (Italian) comes from Italian penitenza, from Latin paenitentia, from Ancient Greek μετάνοια, from Ancient Greek μετανοέω, from Ancient Greek νοέω, from Ancient Greek νόος, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

penitenziere (Italian): penitentiary

Definitions

  1. penitentiary

Ancestry of “penitenziere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpenitenzapenitence, repentance
2Latinpaenitentiarepentance, penitence, regret; penance;...
3Ancient Greekμετάνοιαafterthought, repentance
4Ancient Greekμετανοέωto perceive afterwards or too late; to change...
5Ancient Greekνοέωto perceive, observe, see, notice; to think,...
6Ancient Greekνόοςmind; an act of mind; the sense or meaning of a...
7Ancient Greekσφαῖραball, globe, sphere
8Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
9Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
10Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
11Proto-Indo-European-ess—
12Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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