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

  1. to prick; to sting, bite; to prickle, scratch

Ancestry of “pungere”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pungere”

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