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pungo
pungo
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *pungō (with punctus for *puctus after pungō), from Proto-Indo-European *pewḱ- (“prick, punch”). Near cognates include Ancient Greek πυγμή (pygmē, “fist”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpun.ɡoː/, [ˈpʊŋ.ɡoː]
Verb
pungō (present infinitive pungere, perfect active pupugī, supine punctum); third conjugation
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References
- 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
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “pungo”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.