Latin

pungō

‘to prick’

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

29 English words in this record descend from Latin pungō, most familiar first.

• point ← poynt ← pūnctum
• punch ← punchen ← ponchonner ← ponchon ← punctio
• poignant ← poynaunt ← puignant
• puncture ← punctūra ← pūnctus
• pointe ← puncta ← punctus
• pungent ← pungens
• punto ← punctum
• punctuate ← pūnctuātus ← pūnctuō ← pūnctus
• compunction ← compunccion ← compunctionem ← compunctus ← compungere
• pugilist ← pugil
• puncheon ← punchoun ← ponchon ← ponchon ← punctio
• ponto ← punctum

More words from pungō

• punctum
• punctate
• pugilism
• contrapuntist
• contrapunto
• pourpoint
• pointel
• punctilio
• puntilla
• pungence
• punty
• puncto
• punctus
• punctiform
• punction
• puntillero
• punctule

Etymograph / Latin pungō