English
impugnment
From impugn + -ment.
Formed from impugn + -ment
Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- ‘prick, punch’
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Latin pugnus ‘fist’
Latin pugnō ‘fight’
Latin impugnō ‘to attack, fight against’
Middle French impugner ‘to attack’
English impugn
Today it means
noun The act of impugning, or the state of being impugned.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / impugnment