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

  1. fighter, combatant; second-person singular future...

Ancestry of “pugnator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpugnōto fight, combat, battle, engage
2Latinpūgnusa fist; a hand with all fingers curled up
3Proto-Italicpugnosfist
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpuǵnos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpewǵ-to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab

Words derived from “pugnator”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European puǵnos →Every word from Proto-Italic pugnos →
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