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Where does “puncher” come from?

Puncher comes from English punch and the agent suffix -er, with punch deriving from English puncheon, itself from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe meaning to strike or pierce.

puncher (English): A person who punches; A person who keys data into...

Definitions

  1. A person who punches; A person who keys data into...

Ancestry of “puncher”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPunch—
2EnglishpuncheonA figured stamp, die, or punch, used by...
3Middle Englishpunchoun—
4Old Frenchponchonpuncheon
5Latinpunctiō—
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “puncher”

  • cowpuncher
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