Where does “puncture” come from?

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

puncture (Latin): vocative masculine singular of pūnctūrus

Definitions

  1. vocative masculine singular of pūnctūrus

Ancestry of “puncture”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpuncturusabout to prick, puncture, sting
2Latinpungōto prick; to puncture; to sting
3Proto-Italicpungōto prick, to sting
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpewǵ-to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Italic pungō →Every word from Latin pungō →