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Etymology of the French word pénible

the French word pénible
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-

Derivations in French

péniblement, pénibilité

Derivations in other languages

Romanian penibil

Cognates

Dutch pijnlijk, English painful, German peinlich, Norwegian pinlig, Swedish pinsam



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