p 3 e 1 n 1 a 1 l 1
5 letters · 7 points in Scrabble
Meaning
adjective of or relating to punishment
adjective serving as or designed to impose punishment
adjective subject to punishment by law
originFrom Old French peinal, from Medieval Latin penalis, from Latin poenalis, from poena (“punishment”), from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ, “punishment”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷoynéh₂.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0