myEtymology.com: English etymology of pounded

Etymology of the English word pounded

the English word pounded

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-

derived from the English word pound

derived from the West Germanic root *punda-

derived from the Latin word libra pondo