Where does “pungencia” come from?

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

pungencia (Spanish): pungency

Definitions

  1. pungency

Ancestry of “pungencia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpungentepungent; pointy
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 →