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

Etymograph / Latin puniō