Latin
puniō
‘to inflict punishment upon’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin puniō.
4 English words in this record descend from Latin puniō, most familiar first.
- punishment ← punishement ← punissement ← punir
- punish ← punischen
- punitive ← punitif ← pūnitīvus
- punition ← punitio
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Etymograph / Latin puniō