πύκτης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *puǵ-teh₂-s, a development of *pewǵ- (to punch, fist-fight).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πύκτης • (púktēsm (genitive πύκτου); first declension

  1. boxer, pugilist, one who fights with their fists

Declension

Derived terms

  • πυκταλεύω (puktaleúō)
  • πυκταλίζω (puktalízō)
  • πυκτεῖον (pukteîon)
  • πύκτευσις (púkteusis)
  • πυκτευτής (pukteutḗs)
  • πυκτεύω (pukteúō)
  • πυκτικός (puktikós)
  • πυκτοσύνη (puktosúnē)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “πυγμή”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1254:DER > line 8 > πύκτης [m.] 'fist-fighter'

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