Where does “penitenciar” come from?

penitenciar (Romanian) comes from French pénitencier, from French pénitence, from Latin paenitentia, from Ancient Greek μετάνοια, from Ancient Greek μετανοέω, from Ancient Greek νοέω, from Ancient Greek νόος, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

penitenciar (Romanian): penitentiary

Definitions

penitentiary

Ancestry of “penitenciar”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	pénitencier	penitentiary, prison; a priest who administers...
2	French	pénitence	penance
3	Latin	paenitentia	repentance, penitence, regret; penance;...
4	Ancient Greek	μετάνοια	afterthought, repentance
5	Ancient Greek	μετανοέω	to perceive afterwards or too late; to change...
6	Ancient Greek	νοέω	to perceive, observe, see, notice; to think,...
7	Ancient Greek	νόος	mind; an act of mind; the sense or meaning of a...
8	Ancient Greek	σφαῖρα	ball, globe, sphere
9	Ancient Greek	-ειδής	like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
10	Ancient Greek	-ής	adjective suffix
11	Proto-Indo-European	-ēs	Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
12	Proto-Indo-European	-ess	—
13	Proto-Indo-European	-os	Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -os →Every word from Ancient Greek -ειδής →Every word from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα →