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Where does “pugilor” come from?

pugilor (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.

pugilor (Latin): I fight with the fist or cestus; I am a boxer

Definitions

  1. I fight with the fist or cestus; I am a boxer

Ancestry of “pugilor”, 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

Words derived from “pugilor”

  • pugilatus
  • pugilat
  • pugilat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →