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Where does “penas” come from?

penas (Latin) comes from Latin -ās, from Latin -ātis, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

penas (Latin): home, hearth

Definitions

  1. home, hearth

Ancestry of “penas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-ās—
2Latin-ātis—
3Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
4Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “penas”

  • penatiger
  • penates
  • pénates
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