myEtymology.com: English etymology of pouncing

Etymology of the English word pouncing

the English word pouncing

derived from the English word punch

derived from the Old French word poinçon

derived from the Latin word punctio (puncture; pricking pain)

derived from the Latin word punctus

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

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