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Where does “penos” come from?

penos (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European pén-os, from Proto-Indo-European pen- — bog, mire; moist; wet; mud; swamp; water; mire,...

Ancestry of “penos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpén-osfood
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpen-bog, mire; moist; wet; mud; swamp; water; mire,...

Words derived from “penos”

  • penates
  • penatiger
  • Penates
  • penas
  • penus
  • penates
  • pénates
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