Where does “pungolare” come from?

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

pungolare (Italian): to goad, to spur on

Definitions

  1. to goad, to spur on

Ancestry of “pungolare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpungologoad; spur; first-person singular present...
2Italianpungereto prick; to sting, bite; to prickle, scratch
3Latinpungōto prick; to puncture; to sting
4Proto-Italicpungōto prick, to sting
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpewǵ-to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Italic pungō →Every word from Latin pungō →