Where does “pugilistă” come from?
pugilistă (Romanian) comes from Romanian pugilist, from French pugiliste, from English pugilist, from Latin pugil, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
pugilistă (Romanian): female equivalent of pugilist
Definitions
- female equivalent of pugilist
Ancestry of “pugilistă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | pugilist | pugilist, boxer |
| 2 | French | pugiliste | pugilist; boxer |
| 3 | English | pugilist | One who fights with his fists; especially a... |
| 4 | Latin | pugil | a boxer, pugilist; a hardened forehead |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |