Where does “counterpunishment” come from?
counterpunishment (English) comes from English counter, from Middle English countour, from Middle French contoir, from Middle French compter, from Old French compter, from Latin computāre, from Latin computō, from Latin com- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
counterpunishment (English): A punishment imposed in retaliation for another punishment
Definitions
- A punishment imposed in retaliation for another punishment
Ancestry of “counterpunishment”, step by step
counterpunishment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English counter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | counter | One who counts; A reckoner; someone who collects... |
| 2 | Middle English | countour | An accountant; a financial recordkeeper |
| 3 | Middle French | contoir | Alternative spelling of comptoir |
| 4 | Middle French | compter | to recount; to tell |
| 5 | Old French | compter | — |
| 6 | Latin | computāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | computō | to calculate, compute, reckon together |
| 8 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 9 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 10 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 11 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 15 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 16 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 17 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 18 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 19 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 21 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English punishment
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | punishment | The act or process of punishing, imposing and/or... |
| 2 | English | punish | To cause to suffer for crime or misconduct, to... |
| 3 | Middle English | punischen | — |
| 4 | Old French | puniss- | — |
| 5 | Old French | punir | to punish |
| 6 | Latin | puniō | to punish |
| 7 | Latin | poenā | penalty, punishment |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ποινή | blood money, wergeld; fine, ransom, penalty,... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | kʷoinā́ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷoynéh₂ | payment; punishment, vengeance |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷey- | to pay; to avenge |