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
- gall; poverty; shortage, scarcity
Ancestry of “penúria”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | penuria | want, need, scarcity |
| 2 | Latin | paene | almost, nearly; scarcely, hardly, barely |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₁- | to hate, hurt |