Where does “expungo” come from?

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

expungo (Latin): I strike out, cross out, blot out, erase; I...

Definitions

  1. I strike out, cross out, blot out, erase; I...

Ancestry of “expungo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpungōto prick; to puncture; to sting
2Proto-Italicpungōto prick, to sting
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpewǵ-to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab

Words derived from “expungo

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