penitus
Meaning
Concepts
Opposite of
forās, forīs, extrīnsecus
Synonyms
prorsus
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈpɛ.nɪ.tʊs]
Etymology
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).
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