Where does “expugn” come from?
expugn (English) comes from French expugner, from Latin expugnare, from Latin expugno, from Latin pugnō, from Latin pūgnus, from Proto-Italic pugnos, from Proto-Indo-European puǵnos, from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ- — to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab.
expugn (English): To take by storm; capture
Definitions
- To take by storm; capture
Ancestry of “expugn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | expugner | — |
| 2 | Latin | expugnare | present active infinitive of expugnō;... |
| 3 | Latin | expugno | I capture, take by storm, conquer; I storm,... |
| 4 | Latin | pugnō | to fight, combat, battle, engage |
| 5 | Latin | pūgnus | a fist; a hand with all fingers curled up |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | pugnos | fist |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | puǵnos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pewǵ- | to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab |