Where does “pugnalatore” come from?

pugnalatore (Italian) comes from Italian pugnalare, 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.

pugnalatore (Italian): stabber

Definitions

  1. stabber

Ancestry of “pugnalatore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianpugnalareTo stab
2Italianpugnaledagger
3Italianpugnofist; punch; fistful, handful
4Latinpūgnusa fist; a hand with all fingers curled up
5Proto-Italicpugnosfist
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpuǵnos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpewǵ-to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European puǵnos →Every word from Proto-Italic pugnos →
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