Where does “pungolo” come from?

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

pungolo (Italian): goad; spur; first-person singular present...

Definitions

  1. goad; spur; first-person singular present...

Ancestry of “pungolo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpungereto prick; to sting, bite; to prickle, scratch
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 “pungolo”

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