poniard

English

/ˈpɒnjəd/

noun

Definitions

(now) A dagger typically having a slender square or triangular blade.

Etymology

Borrowed from French poignard derived from Latin pūgnus (fist) derived from Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- (punch, prick, strike, stab), *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

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

pugnacious English
repugn English
repugnancy English
*pūgnālis Latin
*pūgnālis, *pūgnāle(m) Latin
impugnō Latin
pugil Latin
pugio Latin
pugno Latin
pūgnus Latin
repugnans Latin
repugno Latin
appunto Italian
poignard French
poignarder French
πυγμή Ancient Greek
πυγών Ancient Greek
πύξ Ancient Greek
*peuk- Proto-Indo-European
*peuḱ- Proto-Indo-European
*pewǵ- Proto-Indo-European
*puǵnos Proto-Indo-European
*puḱnos Proto-Indo-European
*fukkōną Proto-Germanic
*fukkōną#Etymology_2 Proto-Germanic
poignal Old French
repugnance Old French
poignard Middle French
*pungō Proto-Italic