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Where does “penitus” come from?

penitus (Latin) comes from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

penitus (Latin): inner, inward; inwardly; inside

Definitions

  1. inner, inward; inwardly; inside

Ancestry of “penitus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
2Proto-Italic-tus—
3Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “penitus”

  • penetrate
  • impenetrable
  • penetrance
  • interpenetrate
  • penetrable
  • impenetrably
  • penetrator
  • unpenetrable
  • impenetrableness
  • nonpenetrance
  • penetrably
  • penetratest
  • penetratee
  • repenetrate
  • penetrableness
  • penetrans
  • penetrate
  • penetraturus
  • penetrant
  • penetratus
  • penetro
  • penetralis
  • penetralia
  • impenetrabilis
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