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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

  1. One whose information or record has been expunged

Ancestry of “expungee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexpungeTo erase or strike out; To eliminate completely;...
2LatinexpungoI strike out, cross out, blot out, erase; I...
3Latinpungō—
4Proto-Italicpungōto prick, to sting
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpewǵ-to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab
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