Where does “pugna” come from?
pugna (Portuguese) comes from Latin pugna, from Latin pugnō, from Latin pūgnus, from Proto-Italic pugnos, from Proto-Indo-European puǵnos, from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ- — to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab.
pugna (Portuguese): combat; battle; fight; struggle
Definitions
- combat; battle; fight; struggle
Ancestry of “pugna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | pugna | a fight, battle, combat, action; a line of... |
| 2 | Latin | pugnō | — |
| 3 | Latin | pūgnus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | pugnos | fist |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | puǵnos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pewǵ- | to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab |