Where does “punishing” come from?
Punishing comes from Middle English punischen, meaning to inflict a penalty or cause pain.
punishing (English): That punishes physically and/or mentally;...
Definitions
- That punishes physically and/or mentally;...
Ancestry of “punishing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | punish | To cause to suffer for crime or misconduct, to... |
| 2 | Middle English | punischen | — |
| 3 | Old French | puniss- | — |
| 4 | Old French | punir | to punish |
| 5 | Latin | puniō | to punish |
| 6 | Latin | poenā | penalty, punishment |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ποινή | blood money, wergeld; fine, ransom, penalty,... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | kʷoinā́ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷoynéh₂ | payment; punishment, vengeance |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷey- | to pay; to avenge |