Where does “punchar” come from?
punchar (Spanish) comes from Spanish punzar, from Vulgar Latin puntiare, from Latin punctiāre, from Latin punctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
punchar (Spanish): to pierce; to punch
Definitions
- to pierce; to punch
Ancestry of “punchar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | punzar | to perforate, punch; to sting, twinge |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | puntiare | — |
| 3 | Latin | punctiāre | sting, prick |
| 4 | Latin | punctus | pricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;... |
| 5 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |