myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of pugnax

Etymology of the Latin word pugnax

the Latin word pugnax (pugnacious)

derived from the Latin word pugnare (fight; dispute; [pugnatum est => the battle raged])

derived from the Latin word pugnus (fist)

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

English pugnacious, French pugnace, Italian pugnace, Portuguese pugnace, Portuguese pugnaz, Spanish pugnaz