Where does “pentito” come from?

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

pentito (Italian): past participle of pentirsi; One who repents; A...

Definitions

  1. past participle of pentirsi; One who repents; A...

Ancestry of “pentito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpentirsito repent; to regret
2Late Latinpaenitīre—
3LatinpaeniteoI cause to repent; I regret, repent; I am sorry;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt

Words derived from “pentito”

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