pene-
prefix/ˌpiːni/ · /piːni/
Etymology From Latin paene (“almost”).
1
Morpheme Almost the thing or quality expressed by the root, as peneplain (almost a plain), peninsula (almost an island), penultimate (almost the last), penumbra (almost in shadow).
- Near-synonyms: quasi-, semi-, sub-
- Derived terms
- penecontemporaneous, peneplanation, peneseismic