The Excruciating Quiz of Pain

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The word ache is physical; it refers to a prolonged dull pain in the body. It has its possible origins in Proto-Indo-European, 'h₂eg-', 'fault, guilt' or an onomatopoeic form of groaning. Later the word came from the Proto Germanic, 'akanan', relating to groaning or injury. From there it moved into Old English, 'acan', and then to Middle English, 'aken.

The word misery is both physical and emotional; it refers to a state of great physical or emotional distress. Misery from Latin, 'miseria' meaning, 'wretchedness', from the word, miser, 'wretched, pitiable'. It moved into Old French, 'misère', and was then borrowed into a Middle English, 'miserie', and it entered Modern English around the 14th century.

The word torture refers to the intentional physical infliction of severe pain on someone to make them say or do something. It has both physical as well as lasting emotional damage. It originally comes from Proto-Indo-European, 'terkw', meaning to twist. It formed the stem of Latin 'torquere' 'to twist, turn, wind, wring', and moved into Late Latin, 'tortura', 'a twisting, writhing'. From there it was adopted into French, 'torture', then to Middle English and in the mid 16th century, the current meaning came into modern English.

The word damage refers to physical harm caused to something that harms its usefulness, normal function or value. It can be both physical and emotional. The word comes from the Latin, 'damnum' meaning 'loss, hurt, damage'. Old French adopted it as 'damage, domage' meaning, 'loss caused by injury'. From there it entered Modern French, 'dommage' in the 12th century, and from there into English with its current meaning.

Agony means extreme physical or emotional pain. It comes from Greek 'agōnia' meaning 'a struggle for victory'. It was adopted into Latin, 'agonia' , and from there into 14c Old French, 'agonie' meaning, 'anguish, terror, death agony'. The term moved into Middle English, and then to the current meaning and spelling of Modern English.

A stitch is an intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage that usually occurs during exercise. It is a physical sensation. The word is related to the German 'stich' meaning 'a sting, prick'. Old English adopted it as 'stice' meaning 'a puncture, stabbing pain', and then Middle English adopted it as 'stiche'. It came to Modern English with the current meaning and spelling.

The word discomfort is both physical as well as emotional, and can refer to a mild physical pain or to a feeling of unease, embarrassment or anxiety. The word comes from Late Latin, 'confortare' meaning to strengthen much. It moved into Old French with the added prefix of 'des-' meaning not, 'desconforter'. Middle English adopted it in the late 14c, meaning grief, sorrow; discouragement and from there to Modern English, the meaning of the absence of comfort or pleasure, condition of being uncomfortable is from 1841.

The word injury can be either physical or emotional damage, and comes from Latin, 'iniuria' meaning wrong, an injustice, insult, unlawful violence, harm, assault, damage. From there Anglo-Norman French adopted it as 'injurie'. It was borrowed into Late Middle English in the late 14c. As harm, damage, loss; a specific injury.

Sore usually refers to physical pain however does have emotional connotations as well. It comes from Proto-Germanic 'sairaz' suffering, sick, ill. From there it went to Old English 'sar' meaning painful, grievous, aching, sad, wounding. Lastly iy moved to the Middle English word, sore, that we use today.

Wound can mean a physical injury or emotional pain. It comes from the Old English word, 'wund' which comes from the Proto-Germanic 'wuntho'. The latter is possibly from a Proto-Indo-European word meaning, 'beat, wound'.

Harm can mean either emotional or physical injury. It comes from Proto-Indo-European, 'kormo' meaning pain. From there it was borrowed into the Proto-Germanic, 'harmaz', and from there into the Old English 'hearm' meaning, pain, grief, insult, evil. Modern English took its current form, harm.

Cramp refers to sudden intense muscle contractions, making it a physical sensation. It originally has Germanic roots. The Proto Germanic 'krampo' meant bent, clasped, or crooked. The word transferred Old French, and from there to Middle English, 'crampe', and then to the Modern English spelling we have today.

Tender means physically sore to the touch. It comes from from the Latin 'tenere' meaning soft, delicate or of tender age'. Old French borrowed it as 'tendre'. It became part of Middle English in approximately 1200, with the meaning of immature, having the delicacy of youth' and the meaning of 'susceptible to injury, sensitive to pain'.

The word spasm is a physical sensation. It has a similar meaning to cramp, a sudden involuntary muscle contraction. It comes from Greek, 'spasmos' meaning 'a spasm, convulsion, violent movement'. From there it entered Latin, 'spasmus' a spasm, then Old French, 'spasme'. By the 14c, it came to mean a sudden, intense muscular contraction.

Suffer is both physical and emotional. It means intense, pain or distress, either in the body or the mind. It comes from Proto-Indo-European root, 'bher' meaning 'to carry, to bear children'. It moved to Vulgar Latin, 'sufferire', to bear, undergo, carry, endure'. It entered Old French, 'soffrir', endure, allow, resist; permit, tolerate, and the. To Anglo-French, 'suffrir'. In the mid 13c, it entered Middle English, 'sufferen', meaning allow to continue, refrain from hindering and be made to undergo, be subjected to.