penitus

Meaning

Opposite of
forās, forīs, extrīnsecus
Synonyms

Translations

amb precisió

εισερχόμενος

απόκρυφος

de manera exacta

ενδόμυχος

jusqu’au fond

amb exactitud

Frequency

B2
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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