penal

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*kʷoynéh₂
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromποινή“punishment”
3. Latin · derived frompoenalis
4. Medieval Latin · derived frompenalis
5. Old French · derived frompeinal
6. English todaypenal

From Old French peinal, from Medieval Latin penalis, from Latin poenalis, from poena (“punishment”), from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ, “punishment”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷoynéh₂.

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