Have you ever looked up the definition of pain? According to one source, the word pain comes from Latin, from the word poena, which means a fine or a penalty. Ouch. No wonder people often think of pain as a punishment.
The Merriam-Webster Online dictionary says its roots also come from Greek poinē , meaning payment.
The dictionary defines pain as: usu. localized physical suffering associated with bodily disorder (as a disease or an injury); also : a basic bodily sensation induced by a noxious stimulus, received by naked nerve endings, characterized by physical discomfort (as pricking, throbbing, or aching), and typically …read more