Where does “penetrable” come from?

penetrable (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin penetrabilis, 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,...

Ancestry of “penetrable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinpenetrabilispenetrable; piercing
2LatinpenetroI enter; I penetrate
3LatinpenesUnder one's government or command; In one's...
4Proto-Italicpenets
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpen-et-sfood
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpen-bog, mire; moist; wet; mud; swamp; water; mire,...

Words derived from “penetrable

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