adverb
ad poenam
*ad poenam
Meaning
- Proto Italo Western Romancereconstructionbarely, hardly
Origins
From ad (literally “to”) + poenam ("pain, suffering" → "difficulty"). Possibly influenced or inspired by Latin paene (“almost, barely”).
Gallo-Romance
- Catalana penes
- Occitana pena
- Occitana penas
- Frenchà peinefrom Old French a paine
- Walloona poennefrom Old French a paine
Ibero-Romance
- Portugueseapenas
- Spanishapenas
- Asturianapenes
Italo-Romance
- Italianappena
- Istriotapéna
North Italian
- Venetanpena