Where does “despenalizador” come from?
despenalizador (Spanish) comes from Spanish despenalizar, from Spanish penalizar, from Spanish penal, from Late Latin poenalis, from Latin poena, from Ancient Greek ποινή, from Proto-Hellenic kʷoinā́, from Proto-Indo-European kʷoynéh₂ — to pay; to avenge.
despenalizador (Spanish): depenalising
Definitions
- depenalising
Ancestry of “despenalizador”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | despenalizar | to depenalize, decriminalize |
| 2 | Spanish | penalizar | to penalize |
| 3 | Spanish | penal | penal; a kind of prison; penalty |
| 4 | Late Latin | poenalis | penal; penal; of or pertaining to punishment |
| 5 | Latin | poena | penalty; punishment; execution |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ποινή | blood money, wergeld; fine, ransom, penalty,... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | kʷoinā́ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷoynéh₂ | payment; punishment, vengeance |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷey- | to pay; to avenge |