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Where does “apenas” come from?

apenas (Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin *ad poenam.

apenas (Spanish): hardly, scarcely, barely; recently, just; as soon...

Definitions

  1. hardly, scarcely, barely; recently, just; as soon...

Ancestry of “apenas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*ad poenam—
Every word from Vulgar Latin *ad poenam →