Etymology of the Latin word poena
the Latin word
poena (penalty, punishment; revenge)
derived from the Greek word
poinederived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kʷei-Categories
pœna
Derivations in Latin
poenalis,
punire,
impunisDerivations in other languages
French
pénologie, French
peine, Italian
pena, Portuguese
pena, Romanian
penă, Spanish
penaCognates
English
punishment, French
punition, Italian
punizione, Spanish
punicion
