Where does “pugio” come from?

pugio (Italian) comes from Latin pūgiō, from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ- — to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab.

pugio (Italian): pugio

Definitions

  1. pugio

Ancestry of “pugio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpūgiōa dagger
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpewǵ-to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab
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