Where does “punzó” come from?
punzó (Spanish) comes from French ponceau, from Old French puncel, from Latin ponticellus, from Latin ponticulus, from Latin pōns, from Latin fractus, from Latin frangere, from Latin frangō — to shine, shimmer.
punzó (Spanish): ponceau, red
Definitions
- ponceau, red
Ancestry of “punzó”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | ponceau | corn poppy; poppy colour; a small bridge |
| 2 | Old French | puncel | — |
| 3 | Latin | ponticellus | — |
| 4 | Latin | ponticulus | little bridge |
| 5 | Latin | pōns | A bridge, a construction or natural feature that spans a divide |
| 6 | Latin | fractus | broken, shattered, having been broken;... |
| 7 | Latin | frangere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | frangō | to break, shatter |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |