penumbra
The origin and history of penumbra.
Etymology
Penumbra comes from New Latin pēnumbra. It was built from the Latin paene, meaning 'almost', joined to umbra, meaning 'shadow'.
The origin and history of penumbra.
Penumbra comes from New Latin pēnumbra. It was built from the Latin paene, meaning 'almost', joined to umbra, meaning 'shadow'.
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