Where does “pugilat” come from?

pugilat (French) comes from Latin pugilatus, from Latin pugilor, from Latin pugil, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

pugilat (French): pugilism, fist-fighting; boxing

Definitions

  1. pugilism, fist-fighting; boxing

Ancestry of “pugilat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpugilatusa boxing, fighting with the cestus
2LatinpugilorI fight with the fist or cestus; I am a boxer
3Latinpugila boxer, pugilist; a hardened forehead
4Latin-ilis-ile
5Proto-Italic-elis—
6Proto-Indo-European-elis—
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “pugilat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ilis →Every word from Latin pugil →
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