empunhar.
to hold [something] by its end with one’s clenched fist, like a sword
Meaning & usage
to hold [something] by its end with one’s clenched fist, like a sword
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old Galician-Portuguese en- Portuguese em- Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-der. Proto-Indo-European *puǵnos Proto-Italic *pugnos Latin pugnus Old Galician-Portuguese punno Portuguese punho Portuguese -ar Portuguese empunhar From em- + punho + -ar. Compare Spanish empuñar, Catalan empunyar, Italian impugnare.
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