Where does “penible” come from?

penible (English) comes from Middle English penyble, from Old French peinible.

penible (English): painstaking; assiduous

Definitions

  1. painstaking; assiduous

Ancestry of “penible”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishpenyblepainstaking
2Old Frenchpeinible—
Every word from Old French peinible →Every word from Middle English penyble →