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Where does “penetrabilis” come from?

penetrabilis (Medieval 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,...

penetrabilis (Medieval Latin): penetrable; piercing

Definitions

  1. penetrable; piercing

Ancestry of “penetrabilis”, 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,...

Words derived from “penetrabilis”

  • penetrable
  • unpenetrable
  • penetrably
  • penetrableness
  • penytrable
  • penetrable
  • penetrable
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