Translation
fist
Word origin
From Latin pugnus, a fist, which also gave the verb pugnare, to fight with fists. English pugnacious and pugilist come from the same family, and so does impugn, which once meant to attack.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- pugnus
- English cognates
- pugnacious, pugilist, impugn
Examples
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He closed his hand into a fist and struck the table.
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The baby is sleeping with two little fists under its cheek.
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She raised her fist, but did not hit.
One root, -, and no seam in it. is not - plus anything, and the verb pugni is simply built back off it: to strike with a fist.
Watch the near-pair. Pugo at rank 1,555 is the backside. One letter apart, and about as far apart in meaning as two words get, so say with the n firmly in place. Both syllables are there: PUG-no.
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