Where does “punyent” come from?

punyent (Catalan) comes from Latin pungēns, from Latin pungō, from Proto-Italic pungō, from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ- — to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab.

punyent (Catalan): sharp, pointed

Definitions

  1. sharp, pointed

Ancestry of “punyent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpungēnspricking, puncturing, stinging
2Latinpungōto prick; to puncture; to sting
3Proto-Italicpungōto prick, to sting
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpewǵ-to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab

Words derived from “punyent”

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