Where does “pugilis” come from?

pugilis (Latin) comes from Latin pugil, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

pugilis (Latin): boxer, pugilist; genitive singular of pugil;...

Definitions

  1. boxer, pugilist; genitive singular of pugil;...

Ancestry of “pugilis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpugila boxer, pugilist; a hardened forehead
2Latin-ilis-ile
3Proto-Italic-elis—
4Proto-Indo-European-elis—
5Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ilis →Every word from Latin pugil →