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penitus.

inwardly, inside

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adv[ˈpɛ.nɪ.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈpɛː.ni.tus]

  1. inwardly, inside

    not-comparable

  2. within

    not-comparable

  3. thoroughly, (not) at all

    not-comparable

  4. within, far, far down, far away, deeply

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From the root of penus (“food, provisions”) and penes (“in the control of”). De Vaan reconstructs an extended stem *pen-et- as the source of penes, penitus and penetrō. The adverb appears to be formed as pen-o-/pen-u- (root of the noun penus) + -tus (adverb-forming suffix).

adj[ˈpɛ.nɪ.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈpɛː.ni.tus]

  1. inner, inward

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

From the root of penus (“food, provisions”) and penes (“in the control of”). De Vaan reconstructs an extended stem *pen-et- as the source of penes, penitus and penetrō. The adverb appears to be formed as pen-o-/pen-u- (root of the noun penus) + -tus (adverb-forming suffix).

adj[peːˈniː.tʊs]Classical-Latin[peˈniː.tus]

  1. having a tail

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2 · rare
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pes- Proto-Indo-European *pes-ni-s Proto-Italic *peznis Latin pēnis Latin -ītus Latin pēnītus From pēnis (“tail”) + -ītus.

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