Where does “pungere” come from?
pungere (Italian) comes from Latin pungō, from Proto-Italic pungō, from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ- — to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab.
pungere (Italian): to prick; to sting, bite; to prickle, scratch
Definitions
- to prick; to sting, bite; to prickle, scratch
Ancestry of “pungere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | pungō | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | pungō | to prick, to sting |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pewǵ- | to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab |
Words derived from “pungere”