Where does “paenultimus” come from?

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

paenultimus (Latin): penultimate

Definitions

  1. penultimate

Ancestry of “paenultimus”, step by step

paenultimus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin paene

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

via Latin ultimus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinultimuslast, final; furthest, farthest
2Proto-Italic*oltm̥moslast

Words derived from “paenultimus”

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