pain
The origin and history of pain.
Etymology
From Old French peine, ultimately from Latin poena, "punishment" — the same root that gives us "penalty" and "penal."
The origin and history of pain.
From Old French peine, ultimately from Latin poena, "punishment" — the same root that gives us "penalty" and "penal."
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