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Where does “paenitentia” come from?

paenitentia (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek μετάνοια, from Ancient Greek μετανοέω, from Ancient Greek νοέω, from Ancient Greek νόος, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

paenitentia (Latin): repentance, penitence, regret; penance;...

Definitions

  1. repentance, penitence, regret; penance;...

Ancestry of “paenitentia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμετάνοιαafterthought, repentance
2Ancient Greekμετανοέωto perceive afterwards or too late; to change...
3Ancient Greekνοέωto perceive, observe, see, notice; to think,...
4Ancient Greekνόοςmind; an act of mind; the sense or meaning of a...
5Ancient Greekσφαῖραball, globe, sphere
6Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
7Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
8Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
9Proto-Indo-European-ess—
10Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “paenitentia”

  • penance
  • penitence
  • penitentiary
  • penitential
  • impenitence
  • penitentially
  • penitencer
  • nonpenitential
  • penitentiaryship
  • penanceless
  • penitentialis
  • penitencia
  • penitenza
  • penitenzieria
  • penitenziere
  • pénitencier
  • impénitence
  • pénitence
  • penitence
  • penitentiary
  • penaunce
  • penitenco
  • penitencar
  • peneance
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