Where does “pena” come from?
pena (Catalan) comes from Old Catalan pena, from Latin poenā, from Ancient Greek ποινή, from Proto-Hellenic kʷoinā́, from Proto-Indo-European kʷoynéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.
pena (Catalan): punishment, penalty; grief, sorrow, pain; a...
Definitions
- punishment, penalty; grief, sorrow, pain; a...
Ancestry of “pena”, step by step
pena traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Catalan pena
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Catalan | pena | — |
| 2 | Latin | poenā | penalty, punishment |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ποινή | blood money, wergeld; fine, ransom, penalty,... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | kʷoinā́ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷoynéh₂ | payment; punishment, vengeance |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷey- | to pay; to avenge |
via Latin Pinna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Pinna | A city of the Vestini situated on the eastern slope of the Apennines, now the town of Penne |
| 2 | Latin | penna | wing; feather, especially a flight-feather;... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | petnā | feather; wing |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂r̥ | wing; feather |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |