Where does “pugione” come from?

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

Ancestry of “pugione”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpūgiōa dagger
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpewǵ-to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ-Every word from Latin pūgiō