pugn
to fight; fist
Latin · pugnare / pugnus
Pugn comes from Latin pugnare, to fight, and pugnus, fist. Pugnacious means eager to fight, impugn means to attack a statement as false, and repugnant means fought against, so disgusting.
Memory trick
Pugn = fist: the pug dog and the pugnacious boxer both look ready to fight.
Words from this root
- impugn (im + pugn) — to attack a statement as falseकिसी कथन को झूठा कहकर चुनौती देना
- impugnable (im + pugn + able) — open to attack or doubtचुनौती दिए जाने योग्य
- impugner (im + pugn + er) — one who challenges a claimदावे को चुनौती देने वाला
- impugnment (im + pugn + ment) — a challenge to a claimदावे को चुनौती
- pugnacious (pugn + acious) — eager to fightझगड़ालू, लड़ने को आतुर
- pugnaciously (pugn + acious + ly) — in a fight-seeking wayझगड़ालू ढंग से
- pugnaciousness (pugn + acious + ness) — quarrelsome natureझगड़ालू स्वभाव
- pugnacity (pugn + acity) — love of fightingलड़ने की प्रवृत्ति
- repugnant (re + pugn + ant) — very distasteful, disgustingबहुत घृणास्पद
- repugnantly (re + pugn + ant + ly) — in a disgusting wayघृणास्पद ढंग से