Latin

pugnus

‘fist’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin pugnus.

20 English words in this record descend from Latin pugnus, most familiar first.

• repugnant ← repugnaunt ← repugnans ← repugnare ← pugnō
• pugnacious ← pugnāx ← pugnō
• impugn ← impugner ← impugnō ← pugnō
• pugnacity ← pugnacitas ← pugnāx ← pugnō
• poniard ← poignard ← poing ← poing
• expugn ← expugnen ← expugner ← expugnō ← pugnō
• expugnable ← expugnabilis ← expūgnō ← pugnō
• expugnation ← expugnatio ← expugnō ← pugnō
• inexpugnable ← inexpugnābilis ← expugnābilis ← expūgnō ← pugnō
• oppugnancy ← oppugnāns ← oppugnō ← pugnō
• oppugnant ← oppugnans ← oppugnō ← pugnō
• oppugnation ← oppugnātiō ← oppugnō ← pugnō

More words from pugnus

• propugnator
• propugnation
• pugne
• pugillares
• pugil
• pugillaris
• repugn
• repugnancy

Etymograph / Latin pugnus