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Where does “punzar” come from?

punzar (Spanish) comes 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.

punzar (Spanish): to perforate, punch; to sting, twinge

Definitions

  1. to perforate, punch; to sting, twinge

Ancestry of “punzar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinpuntiare—
2Latinpunctiāre—
3Latinpunctuspricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;...
4Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
5Proto-Italic-tus—
6Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “punzar”

  • punzada
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →