Where does “pungō” come from?

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

pungō (Latin): to prick; to puncture; to sting

Definitions

  1. to prick; to puncture; to sting

Ancestry of “pungō”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pungō

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