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Where does “puncteculare” come from?

puncteculare (Latin) comes from Latin pungo, from Proto-Italic pungō, from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ- — to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab.

Ancestry of “puncteculare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpungoI prick, puncture, sting
2Proto-Italicpungōto prick, to sting
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpewǵ-to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab

Words derived from “puncteculare”

  • punzecchiare
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