English
punitively
From punitive + -ly.
A compound of punitive + -ly
Proto-Indo-European *kʷey- ‘to pay’
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Latin poena ‘punishment, penalty’
Medieval Latin pūniō ‘to punish’
Medieval Latin pūnitīvus
Middle French punitif
English punitive
Today it means
adv In a punitive manner.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / punitively