Etymology

penates

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Today it means: The household deities thought to watch over the houses and storerooms of ancient Rome. Full definition →

Latin penātēs
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  1. Latin · derived frompenātēs
  2. English todaypenates

From Latin penātēs, from penus (“inner part of house”). Displaced native Old English cōfgod.

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