Etymology[edit]
First attested in English in 1297, the word pain comes from the Old French peine, in turn from Latin poena, "punishment, penalty"[125] (in L.L. also "torment, hardship, suffering") and that from Greek ποινή (poine), generally "price paid", "penalty", "punishment".[126][127] It also exists in Frisian as "pine" which in turn is related to the English verb "to pine" which means to long for.