Where does “ponardo” come from?

ponardo (Esperanto) comes from French poignard, from Old French poignal, from Vulgar Latin pugnalis, from Latin pūgnus, from Proto-Italic pugnos, from Proto-Indo-European puǵnos, from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ- — to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab.

ponardo (Esperanto): dagger

Definitions

  1. dagger

Ancestry of “ponardo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpoignarddagger
2Old Frenchpoignal—
3Vulgar Latinpugnalis—
4Latinpūgnusa fist; a hand with all fingers curled up
5Proto-Italicpugnosfist
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpuǵnos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpewǵ-to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab

Words derived from “ponardo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European puǵnos →Every word from Proto-Italic pugnos →