Where does “pungente” come from?

pungente (Italian) comes from Latin pungēns, from Latin pungō, from Proto-Italic pungō, from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ- — to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab.

pungente (Italian): present participle of pungere; prickly; biting

Definitions

  1. present participle of pungere; prickly; biting

Ancestry of “pungente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpungēnspricking, puncturing, stinging
2Latinpungōto prick; to puncture; to sting
3Proto-Italicpungōto prick, to sting
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpewǵ-to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab

Words derived from “pungente”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Italic pungō →Every word from Latin pungō →