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Where does “pugna” come from?

pugna (Italian) comes from Latin pugna, from Latin pugnō, 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.

pugna (Italian): fight, battle, combat; dispute, quarrel; plural...

Definitions

  1. fight, battle, combat; dispute, quarrel; plural...

Ancestry of “pugna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpugnaa fight, battle, combat, action; a line of...
2Latinpugnō—
3Latinpūgnus—
4Proto-Italicpugnosfist
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpuǵnos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpewǵ-to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab
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