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Where does “paene” come from?

paene (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.

paene (Latin): almost, nearly; scarcely, hardly, barely

Definitions

  1. almost, nearly; scarcely, hardly, barely

Ancestry of “paene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt

Words derived from “paene”

  • peninsula
  • penultimate
  • penury
  • peninsular
  • penumbra
  • penumbral
  • peneplain
  • penannular
  • penultima
  • penultimately
  • penecontemporaneous
  • transpeninsular
  • penumbrous
  • midpeninsula
  • penecontemporaneously
  • subpeninsula
  • peninsulate
  • pene-
  • paenultima law
  • paenibacillin
  • pene-enclave
  • pene-exclave
  • pseudo-penannular
  • midpeninsular
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