English
punishability
From punish + -ability.
A compound of punish + -ability
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
noun The characteristic of being punishable; the ability to be punished.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / punishability