Where does “pugnicula” come from?

pugnicula (Latin) comes from Latin pugna, 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.

pugnicula (Latin): a slight contest, a skirmish

Definitions

  1. a slight contest, a skirmish

Ancestry of “pugnicula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpugnaa fight, battle, combat, action; a line of...
2Latinpugnōto fight, combat, battle, engage
3Latinpūgnusa fist; a hand with all fingers curled up
4Proto-Italicpugnosfist
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpuǵnos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpewǵ-to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European puǵnos →Every word from Proto-Italic pugnos →