Where does “pungere” come from?

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

pungere (Latin): second-person singular future passive indicative...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular future passive indicative...

Ancestry of “pungere”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pungere

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