Where does “puny” come from?

Puny comes from Middle French puisné, from Middle French puis né meaning "born afterward," derived from Latin puteus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European paw-.

puny (English): Of inferior size, strength or significance;...

Definitions

  1. Of inferior size, strength or significance;...

Ancestry of “puny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpuisneYounger; junior; Insignificant, petty;...
2Middle Frenchpuisnéborn after; one who is born after
3Old Frenchpuisné—

Words derived from “puny”

Every word from Old French puisné →