Where does “poignard” come from?
poignard (French) comes 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.
poignard (French): dagger
Ancestry of “poignard”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | poignal | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | pugnalis | — |
| 3 | Latin | pūgnus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | pugnos | fist |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | puǵnos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pewǵ- | to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab |
Words derived from “poignard”