penetration
/ˌpenəˈtɹeɪʃən/peh-nuh-TRAY-shuhn
/ˌpɛnəˈtɹeɪʃən/peh-nuh-TRAY-shuhn
Meaningthe act of going into
Common meaning: entering or piercing
- penetrto go into, pierceLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1329 · scan
- atverb or adjective ending: to make, having
- ionnoun ending: act or result
Journey through time
- Latinpenetrō, -āre‘to go into, pierce’
- Englishpenetrate‘to go into’
- Englishformed in English from penetratepenetration‘entering or piercing’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from penetrate + -ion.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), PENETRATE, p.432 · scan
Roots
- penetrō, -āre Latin “to go into, pierce”
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