Where does “penetrate” come from?
penetrate (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,...
penetrate (Latin): second-person plural present active imperative of...
Definitions
- second-person plural present active imperative of...
Ancestry of “penetrate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | penetro | I enter; I penetrate |
| 2 | Latin | penes | Under one's government or command; In one's... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | penets | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pen-et-s | food |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pen- | bog, mire; moist; wet; mud; swamp; water; mire,... |