Where does “străpunge” come from?
străpunge (Romanian) comes from Vulgar Latin extrapungere, from Latin pungere, from Proto-Italic pungō, from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ- — to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab.
străpunge (Romanian): to puncture, pierce, prick
Definitions
- to puncture, pierce, prick
Ancestry of “străpunge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | extrapungere | — |
| 2 | Latin | pungere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | pungō | to prick, to sting |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pewǵ- | to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab |