Where does “inespugnabilmente” come from?
inespugnabilmente (Italian) comes from Italian inespugnabile, from Latin inexpugnabilis, from Latin expugnabilis, from Latin expugno, from Latin pugnō, from Latin pūgnus, from Proto-Italic pugnos, from Proto-Indo-European puǵnos — to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab.
inespugnabilmente (Italian): impregnably
Definitions
- impregnably
Ancestry of “inespugnabilmente”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | inespugnabile | impregnable, unassailable |
| 2 | Latin | inexpugnabilis | impregnable, inexpugnable; unconquerable |
| 3 | Latin | expugnabilis | able to be taken by storm, expugnable |
| 4 | Latin | expugno | I capture, take by storm, conquer; I storm,... |
| 5 | Latin | pugnō | to fight, combat, battle, engage |
| 6 | Latin | pūgnus | a fist; a hand with all fingers curled up |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pugnos | fist |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | puǵnos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pewǵ- | to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab |