pugn- root words — words with the pugn- root

The root pugn- comes from Latin pugnare, meaning to fight. 6 words in Dendril are built from it, including expugnable, impugnable, inexpugnable, oppugn, oppugnant, repugn. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the pugn- root

Explore words with pugn- — words containing the pugn- root and sharing its sense of "to fight". Examples include expugnable, impugnable, inexpugnable, oppugn, oppugnant, repugn. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does pugn- mean?

The pugn- root means to fight, from Latin pugnare. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.