Where does “pungente” come from?

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

pungente (Portuguese): pungent; poignant

Definitions

  1. pungent; poignant

Ancestry of “pungente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesepungente—
2Latinpungēnspricking, puncturing, stinging
3Latinpungōto prick; to puncture; to sting
4Proto-Italicpungōto prick, to sting
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpewǵ-to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Italic pungō →Every word from Latin pungō →