P(a)en(e) [Paen, Pene, Pen]

Morpheme

P(a)en(e) [Paen, Pene, Pen]

Type

bound base

Denotation

almost, nearly

Etymology

Latin paene

Evidence

antepenultimate, Paenibacillus, Paenungulata, penecontemporaneous, peneplain, peneplanation, peneseismic, peninsula, penultima, penumbra, preantepenultimate

Homographs

Pen, Pen, Pen, Pene, Pen(e) [Pene, Pen], Pene

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