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Where does “punchen” come from?

punchen (Middle English) comes from Old French ponchonner, from Old French ponchon, from Latin punctiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Ancestry of “punchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchponchonnerto punch
2Old Frenchponchonpuncheon
3Latinpunctiō—
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “punchen”

  • punch
  • puncher
  • cowpuncher
  • punchy
  • punchbowl
  • counterpunch
  • keypunch
  • punchball
  • counterpuncher
  • punchbag
  • punchwork
  • punchboard
  • punchless
  • punchiness
  • punchcutter
  • punchable
  • centrepunch
  • prickpunch
  • centerpunch
  • holepunch
  • prepunch
  • outpunch
  • punchily
  • punchee
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