Italian

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Verb

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pungo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of pungere

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Latin

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Italic *pungō (with punctus for *puctus after pungō), from Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- (prick, punch). Near cognates include Ancient Greek πυγμή (pugmḗ, fist). Related to pugnus.[1]

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    Verb

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    pungō (present infinitive pungere, perfect active pupugī, supine pūnctum); third conjugation

    1. to prick, puncture, sting

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    References

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    1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “pungō”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 499

    Further reading

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    • pungo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • pungo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • pungo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.