Where does “punishableness” come from?
punishableness (English) comes from English punishable, from English punish, from Middle English punischen, from Old French puniss-, from Old French punir, from Latin puniō, from Latin poenā, from Ancient Greek ποινή — to pay; to avenge.
punishableness (English): The quality of being punishable; liability to be...
Definitions
- The quality of being punishable; liability to be...
Ancestry of “punishableness”, step by step
punishableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English punishable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | punishable | Subject to punishment; appropriate for punishment |
| 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 |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |