myEtymology.com: English etymology of compunctious

Etymology of the English word compunctious

the English word compunctious

derived from the English word compunction

derived from the Latin word compunctio (puncture, prick; remorse)

derived from the Latin word compungere (cause repentance; feel remorse, contrition; prick, puncture; goad)

using the Latin prefix con- (together)

derived from the Latin prefix com-

derived from the Latin word cum (with)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kom (near, with, together)

derived from the Late Latin word pungere (prick, puncture; sting)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *peuk-

using the English suffix -ious

Word found in Modern English