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penal.

penal

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

adj/peˈnal/[peˈnal]

  1. penal

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

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- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin poenālisbor. Spanish penal Borrowed from Late Latin poenālis.

noun/peˈnal/[peˈnal]

  1. a kind of prison

    masculine

  2. penalty

    masculine
Where this word comes from

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- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin poenālisbor. Spanish penal Borrowed from Late Latin poenālis.

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