Where does “pugnator” come from?
pugnator (Latin) comes from Latin pugnō, from Latin pūgnus, from Proto-Italic pugnos, from Proto-Indo-European puǵnos, from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ- — to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab.
pugnator (Latin): fighter, combatant; second-person singular future...
Definitions
- fighter, combatant; second-person singular future...
Ancestry of “pugnator”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | pugnō | — |
| 2 | Latin | pūgnus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | pugnos | fist |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | puǵnos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pewǵ- | to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab |