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
Ancestry of “pentirsi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | paenitīre | — |
| 2 | Latin | paeniteo | I cause to repent; I regret, repent; I am sorry;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₁- | to hate, hurt |
Words derived from “pentirsi”