Where does “pugnalare” come from?

pugnalare (Italian) comes from Italian pugnale, from Italian pugno, 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.

pugnalare (Italian): To stab

Definitions

  1. To stab

Ancestry of “pugnalare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpugnaledagger
2Italianpugnofist; punch; fistful, handful
3Latinpūgnusa fist; a hand with all fingers curled up
4Proto-Italicpugnosfist
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpuǵnos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpewǵ-to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab

Words derived from “pugnalare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European puǵnos →Every word from Proto-Italic pugnos →
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