Where does “poignamment” come from?
poignamment (French) comes from French poignant, from Old French poignant, from Latin pungēns, from Latin pungō, from Proto-Italic pungō, from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ- — to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab.
poignamment (French): poignantly
Ancestry of “poignamment”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | poignant | present participle of poindre; present participle... |
| 2 | Old French | poignant | present participle of poindre; pointed; pointy |
| 3 | Latin | pungēns | — |
| 4 | Latin | pungō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pungō | to prick, to sting |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pewǵ- | to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab |