Where does “pugilistic” come from?
Pugilistic comes from English pugilist plus the French suffix -ique, derived from Latin -icus and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -kos, an adjectival formative.
pugilistic (English): in the manner of a pugilist; fighting with the...
Definitions
- in the manner of a pugilist; fighting with the...
Ancestry of “pugilistic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | pugilistique | of or relating to pugilism or boxing |
| 2 | French | pugiliste | pugilist; boxer |
| 3 | English | pugilist | One who fights with his fists; especially a... |
| 4 | Latin | pugil | a boxer, pugilist; a hardened forehead |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
Words derived from “pugilistic”