Where does “penúria” come from?

penúria (Portuguese) comes from Latin penuria, from Latin paene, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.

penúria (Portuguese): gall; poverty; shortage, scarcity

Definitions

  1. gall; poverty; shortage, scarcity

Ancestry of “penúria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpenuriawant, need, scarcity
2Latinpaenealmost, nearly; scarcely, hardly, barely
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- →Every word from Latin paene →Every word from Latin penuria →