Where does “expugner” come from?
expugner (English) comes from English expugn, from French expugner, from Latin expugnare, from Latin expugno, from Latin pugnō, from Latin pūgnus, from Proto-Italic pugnos, from Proto-Indo-European puǵnos — to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab.
expugner (English): One who expugns
Ancestry of “expugner”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | expugn | To take by storm; capture |
| 2 | French | expugner | — |
| 3 | Latin | expugnare | present active infinitive of expugnō;... |
| 4 | Latin | expugno | I capture, take by storm, conquer; I storm,... |
| 5 | Latin | pugnō | — |
| 6 | Latin | pūgnus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pugnos | fist |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | puǵnos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pewǵ- | to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab |