Where does “expungee” come from?
expungee (English) comes from English expunge, from Latin expungo, from Latin pungō, from Proto-Italic pungō, from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ- — to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab.
expungee (English): One whose information or record has been expunged
Definitions
- One whose information or record has been expunged
Ancestry of “expungee”, step by step
expungee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English expunge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | expunge | To erase or strike out; To eliminate completely;... |
| 2 | Latin | expungo | I strike out, cross out, blot out, erase; I... |
| 3 | Latin | pungō | to prick; to puncture; to sting |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | pungō | to prick, to sting |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pewǵ- | to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab |