| 【poen-, pen-, pun-】 are a word-forming element usually meaning "punish" from Latin "poena, poenire, punire" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "poen-, pen-, pun-"]
pain ****[1250] Pain is the feeling of great discomfort you have, for example when you have been hurt or when you are ill.
painful ***[2602] If a part of your body is painful, it hurts because it is injured or because there is something wrong with it.
penalty **[3834] punishment for breaking a rule or law
punish ***[2769] To punish someone means to make them suffer in some way because they have done something wrong.
punishment ****[2168] Punishment is the act of punishing someone or of being punished.
[WORD ROOT]root poen-
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] poena, pun, pain, pen, pent
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) poena, poenire, punire
[MEANING]root punish
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Greek】 poine blood-money, fine, penalty, punishment
- 【Latin】 poena punishment, penalty
- 【Latin】 punire [from poena] punish
- 【Latin】 poenire
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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pain ★★★★[1250] noun from pain
【DEFINITION】 Pain is the feeling of great discomfort you have, for example when you have been hurt or when you are ill.
【pl.】 pains
【ROOTs】 pain(poen-); punish
【Etymology】 《Latin poena》 punishment, penalty
【First Known Meaning】 the agony suffered by Christ
【DERIVATIVEs】 painful, painfully, painfulness, painless, pain
painful ★★★[2602] adjective from pain
【DEFINITION】 If a part of your body is painful, it hurts because it is injured or because there is something wrong with it.
【VARIATIONs】 비교; painful < painfuller < painfullest
【SYNONYM】 hind
【COMPOSITION】 pain + ful
【ROOTs】 ⑴ pain(poen-); punish ⑵ ful; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin poena》 punishment, penalty
【DERIVATIVEs】 painful, painfully, painfulness, painless, pain
penalty ★★[3834] noun from penal 〈 poena
【DEFINITION】 punishment for breaking a rule or law
【pl.】 penalties
【SYNONYM】 sanction
【COMPOSITION】 penal + ty
【ROOTs】 ⑴ pen(poen-); punish ⑵ al; adjective suffix ⑶ ty; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin poena》 punishment, penalty
【DERIVATIVEs】 penal, penalty
punish ★★★[2769] verb from punish 〈 poena
【DEFINITION】 To punish someone means to make them suffer in some way because they have done something wrong.
【Declension/Conjugation】 punished, punished, punishing, punishes
【ROOTs】 ⑴ pun(poen-); punish ⑵ ish; suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin punire》 [from poena] punish
【DERIVATIVEs】 punish, punisher, punishing, punishingly, punishment
punishment ★★★★[2168] noun from punish 〈 poena
【DEFINITION】 Punishment is the act of punishing someone or of being punished.
【pl.】 punishments
【COMPOSITION】 punish + ment
【ROOTs】 ⑴ pun(poen-); punish ⑵ ish; suffix ⑶ ment; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin punire》 [from poena] punish
【First Known Meaning】 the assessing or inflicting of pain, suffering, loss, confinement, etc. on a person for a crime or offense,
【DERIVATIVEs】 punish, punisher, punishing, punishingly, punishment
Other words containing "poen-, pen-, pun-"; impune, impunity, painfully, painfulness, painkiller, painless, painstaking, painstakingly, painstakingness, penal, penalize, penance, penetrable, penis, penitence, penitent, penitentiary, phallic, phallicism, phallus, poena, punitive, repent, subpoena
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
plu-, plus-
plic
plet-, ple-
pleas-, plea-, plac-
plaud-, -plod-, plaus-, -plos-
plat
plang-, plaint-, plag-
plan-, plain-
pict
pick, peck, pitch
