Where does “punzecchiare” come from?
punzecchiare (Italian) comes from Latin puncteculare, from Latin pungo, from Proto-Italic pungō, from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ- — to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab.
punzecchiare (Italian): to prick or prickle; to tease or needle
Definitions
- to prick or prickle; to tease or needle
Ancestry of “punzecchiare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | puncteculare | — |
| 2 | Latin | pungo | I prick, puncture, sting |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | pungō | to prick, to sting |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pewǵ- | to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab |