myEtymology.com: English etymology of painstaking

Etymology of the English word painstaking

the English word painstaking

derived from the English word pain

derived from the Old French word peine

derived from the Latin word poena (penalty, punishment; revenge)

derived from the Greek word poine

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kʷei-

using the English suffix -s

derived from the English word taking

derived from the English word take

derived from the English word taken

derived from the Old Norse word taka

derived from the Old word Norse taka

using the English suffix -ing