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Where does “penitencia” come from?

penitencia (Spanish) comes from Latin paenitentia, from Ancient Greek μετάνοια, from Ancient Greek μετανοέω, from Ancient Greek νοέω, from Ancient Greek νόος, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

penitencia (Spanish): Penance

Definitions

  1. Penance

Ancestry of “penitencia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpaenitentiarepentance, penitence, regret; penance;...
2Ancient Greekμετάνοιαafterthought, repentance
3Ancient Greekμετανοέωto perceive afterwards or too late; to change...
4Ancient Greekνοέωto perceive, observe, see, notice; to think,...
5Ancient Greekνόοςmind; an act of mind; the sense or meaning of a...
6Ancient Greekσφαῖραball, globe, sphere
7Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
8Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
9Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
10Proto-Indo-European-ess—
11Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “penitencia”

  • penitenco
  • penitencar
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