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Where does “pento” come from?

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

pento (Italian): first-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “pento”, 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
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