-penia

suffix

deficiency

OriginAncient Greek πενῐ́ᾱ (penĭ́ā) ← Proto-Indo-European *(s)penh₁- →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. deficiency

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)penh₁-
  2. Ancient Greekπένομαι (pénomai)
  3. Ancient Greekπένης (pénēs)
  4. Ancient Greekπενῐ́ᾱ (penĭ́ā)
  5. English-penia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πενῐ́ᾱ (penĭ́ā, “poverty, lack”).

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Translations

French -pénie
  • -péniedeficiency
German -penie
  • -peniedeficiency
Irish -péine
  • -péinedeficiency
Italian -penia
  • -peniadeficiency
Cite this entry
APA

-penia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-penia

MLA

“-penia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-penia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-penia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-penia.

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