Where does “pungēns” come from?

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

pungēns (Latin): pricking, puncturing, stinging

Definitions

  1. pricking, puncturing, stinging

Ancestry of “pungēns”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pungēns”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Italic pungō →Every word from Latin pungō →