Where does “paenultima” come from?

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

paenultima (Latin): The penultimate syllable, penult

Definitions

  1. The penultimate syllable, penult

Ancestry of “paenultima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpaenultimuspenultimate
2Latinpaenealmost, nearly; scarcely, hardly, barely
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt

Words derived from “paenultima”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- →Every word from Latin paene →Every word from Latin paenultimus →
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