infliction

The story

1. Latin · derived fromīnflīctus
2. Latin · derived fromīnflīctiōnem“imposition”
3. English todayinfliction

From Latin īnflīctiōnem (“imposition”), from Latin īnflīctus, from in- + flīctus, past participle of īnflīgō (“to knock or strike against”), from in- + flīgō (“strike”) (whence in-). By surface analysis, inflict + -ion.

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