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Where does “inexpugnably” come from?

inexpugnably (English) comes from English inexpugnable, from Latin inexpugnabilis, from Latin expugnabilis, 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.

inexpugnably (English): In an inexpugnable manner

Definitions

  1. In an inexpugnable manner

Ancestry of “inexpugnably”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinexpugnableImpossible to eliminate or destroy; impregnable
2Latininexpugnabilisimpregnable, inexpugnable; unconquerable
3Latinexpugnabilis—
4LatinexpugnoI capture, take by storm, conquer; I storm,...
5Latinpugnō—
6Latinpūgnus—
7Proto-Italicpugnosfist
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpuǵnos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpewǵ-to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab
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