Where does “străpuns” come from?
străpuns (Romanian) comes from Romanian străpunge, from Vulgar Latin extrapungere, from Latin pungere, from Proto-Italic pungō, from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ- — to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab.
străpuns (Romanian): pierced
Definitions
- pierced
Ancestry of “străpuns”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | străpunge | to puncture, pierce, prick |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | extrapungere | — |
| 3 | Latin | pungere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | pungō | to prick, to sting |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pewǵ- | to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab |