Where does “pentirsi” come from?

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

pentirsi (Italian): to repent; to regret

Definitions

  1. to repent; to regret

Ancestry of “pentirsi”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pentirsi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- →Every word from Latin paeniteo →Every word from Late Latin paenitīre →