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Where does “expungere” come from?

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

expungere (Latin): second-person singular future passive indicative...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular future passive indicative...

Ancestry of “expungere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinexpungoI strike out, cross out, blot out, erase; I...
2Latinpungō—
3Proto-Italicpungōto prick, to sting
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpewǵ-to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab

Words derived from “expungere”

  • expunge
  • expungement
  • inexpungable
  • inexpungible
  • expunger
  • expungible
  • expungable
  • expungee
  • unexpungable
  • espungere
  • sponjer
  • sponzi
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