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Where does “ποινή” come from?

ποινή (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic kʷoinā́, from Proto-Indo-European kʷoynéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.

ποινή (Ancient Greek): blood money, wergeld; fine, ransom, penalty,...

Definitions

  1. blood money, wergeld; fine, ransom, penalty,...

Ancestry of “ποινή”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenickʷoinā́—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷoynéh₂payment; punishment, vengeance
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-to pay; to avenge

Words derived from “ποινή”

  • pain
  • punishment
  • penalty
  • penal
  • punitive
  • subpoena
  • penalize
  • peine
  • painkiller
  • penology
  • penalise
  • penally
  • punitiveness
  • penological
  • penalization
  • nonpunitive
  • punitively
  • painkilling
  • painfree
  • penologist
  • paineth
  • antipain
  • painfilled
  • nonpenal
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