Etymology of the English word poignancy
the English word
poignancyusing the English suffix
-ancyderived from the English word
poignantderived from the Old French word
poignantderived from the Old French word
poindrederived from the Late Latin word
pungere (prick, puncture; sting)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*peuk-Usage
Word found in Modern English
