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penal

/peˈnal/

adjective/peˈnal/

penal

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷey- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *kʷoynéh₂ Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ)bor. Latin poenā Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin poenālisbor. Spanish penal Borrowed from Late Latin poenālis.

noun, masculine/peˈnal/plural: penales

a kind of prison; penalty

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷey- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *kʷoynéh₂ Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ)bor. Latin poenā Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin poenālisbor. Spanish penal Borrowed from Late Latin poenālis.