Where does “compungere” come from?
compungere (Latin) comes from Latin compungo, from Latin pungo, from Proto-Italic pungō, from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ- — to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab.
compungere (Latin): second-person singular future passive indicative...
Definitions
- second-person singular future passive indicative...
Ancestry of “compungere”, step by step
compungere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin compungo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | compungo | I prick or puncture; I goad or stimulate; I... |
| 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 |
via Latin pungere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pungere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |