Where does “pénible” come from?
pénible (French) comes from Middle French penible, from Old French peinible.
pénible (French): painful, hard, displeasing; annoying
Definitions
- painful, hard, displeasing; annoying
Ancestry of “pénible”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | penible | terrible; awful; horrible |
| 2 | Old French | peinible | — |
Words derived from “pénible”