Where does “pugilist” come from?
Pugilist comes from Latin pugil, a fighter or boxer, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ-, meaning to strike or fight.
pugilist (English): One who fights with his fists; especially a...
Definitions
- One who fights with his fists; especially a...
Ancestry of “pugilist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | pugil | a boxer, pugilist; a hardened forehead |
| 2 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
Words derived from “pugilist”