Where does “penetrant” come from?

penetrant (Latin) comes from Latin penetro, from Latin penes, from Proto-Italic penets, from Proto-Indo-European pen-et-s, from Proto-Indo-European pen- — bog, mire; moist; wet; mud; swamp; water; mire,...

penetrant (Latin): third-person plural present active indicative of...

Definitions

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of...

Ancestry of “penetrant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpenetroI enter; I penetrate
2LatinpenesUnder one's government or command; In one's...
3Proto-Italicpenets—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpen-et-sfood
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpen-bog, mire; moist; wet; mud; swamp; water; mire,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pen-et-s →Every word from Proto-Italic penets →