'Pugnacious' is a word borrowed from Latin 'pugnare'. The word entered the English language some time around 1642.
pugnacious [adjective] [1642]
Meaning: having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent.
Etymology: Latin pugnac-; pugnax; from pugnare to fight pungent.
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Origin: From Latin to English.
note: Eager or quick to argue quarrel or fight - tough and combative. Etymology: 1640s formed either as a back-formation from pugnacity or directly from the Latin pugnacis genitive of pugnax (combative/fond of fighting). Root: Derived from pugnare (to fight) which stems from pugnus (a fist). This connects it directly to the root of impugn.
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