Pain
/peɪn/noun
An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage.
Did you know?The word 'pain' is linked to the Latin 'poena', meaning punishment, reflecting its deep connection to discomfort and suffering.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*peḱ-
“to suffer or to endure”
Latin
Latin
poena
“punishment, penalty”
Old French
Old French
peine
“pain, suffering, punishment”
Middle English
Middle English
pein
“pain, distress, suffering”
Modern English
English
pain
“physical or emotional suffering”
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