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compungo.

to prick or puncture

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[kɔmˈpʊŋ.ɡoː]Classical-Latin[komˈpuŋ.ɡo]

  1. to prick or puncture

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  2. to goad or stimulate

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  3. to tattoo (mark with points)

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-der. Proto-Italic *pungō Latin pungō Latin compungō From con- + pungō.

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