Etymograph

English

expugn

Expugn comes from Latin expugnō ‘to take by storm’, from pugnō ‘fight’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- ‘prick, punch’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pewǵ-‘prick, punch’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*puǵnosreconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pugnos‘fist’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpugnus‘fist’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpugnō‘fight’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexpugnō‘to take by storm’
  7. Old Frenchc. 842–1400expugner
  8. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500expugnen
  9. Englishtodayexpugn

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pewǵ-‘prick, punch’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*puǵnosreconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pugnos‘fist’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpugnus‘fist’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpugnō‘fight’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexpugnō‘to take by storm’
  7. Old Frenchc. 842–1400expugner
  8. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500expugnen
  9. Englishtodayexpugn

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- ‘prick, punch’

point, fuck, punch, fist, pivot, poignant, puncture, pygmy, pungent, punctuate, punto, compunction, pugilist, 40 more

through Latin pugnō ‘fight’

repugnant, pugnacious, impugn, 12 more

Today it means

verb To take by storm; capture.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- / expugn

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