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Where does “penúltimo” come from?

penúltimo (Spanish) comes from Latin paenultimus, from Latin paene, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.

penúltimo (Spanish): penultimate

Definitions

  1. penultimate

Ancestry of “penúltimo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpaenultimuspenultimate
2Latinpaenealmost, nearly; scarcely, hardly, barely
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt

Words derived from “penúltimo”

  • antepenúltimo
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