Etymograph

English

repunish

From re- + punish.

Formed from re- + punish

Proto-Italic *wre- ‘again’

English re-

Proto-Indo-European *kʷey- ‘to pay’

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Ancient Greek ποινή ‘fine, ransom, penalty, penance, satisfaction’

Latin poena ‘punishment, penalty’

Latin puniō ‘to inflict punishment upon’

Middle English punischen

English punish

Today it means

verb To punish again, a further time.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “repunish”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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