repoeniteo

Latin

Etymology

From re- +‎ paeniteo. Attested from the eighth century.[1] Compare *repaenitīre.

Verb

repoenitēre (Early Medieval Latin)

(reflexive) regret, repent

Descendants

Gallo-Romance: (→ *repœ́nitĕre; change in verb class)
- Franco-Provençal: rpêntre, arpiantre, repantre, ropantre
- Occitan: repentre
Ibero-Romance:
- Old Galician-Portuguese: repeender, repender
  - ⇒ Galician: arrepender
  - ⇒ Portuguese: arrepender

References

Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “pœnĭtēre”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 9: Placabilis–Pyxis, page 120

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