pugnacious
English
/pʌɡˈneɪ.ʃəs/
adj
Definitions
- Naturally aggressive or hostile; combative; belligerent; bellicose.
Etymology
Root from Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- (punch, prick, strike, stab).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*pewǵ-
Gloss
punch, prick, strike, stab
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- pugnaciously English
- pugnaciousness English
- pugnacity English
- repugn English
- repugnancy English
- unpugnacious English
- impugnō Latin
- pugil Latin
- pugio Latin
- pugnacitas Latin
- pugno Latin
- pūgnus Latin
- repugnans Latin
- repugno Latin
- appunto Italian
- πυγμή Ancient Greek
- πυγών Ancient Greek
- πύξ Ancient Greek
- *peuḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- *pewǵ- Proto-Indo-European
- *puǵnos Proto-Indo-European
- *puḱnos Proto-Indo-European
- *fukkōną Proto-Germanic
- *fukkōną#Etymology_2 Proto-Germanic
- repugnance Old French
- *pungō Proto-Italic