English poignant

← English pungent (doublet)

← Middle English poynaunt (inherited)

← Middle English poynant (mention)

← Old French poynaunt (mention)

← Old French poindre (mention)

← Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- (root)

← Latin pungō (derived)

→ English sad (link)

→ English pungent (doublet)

→ English poignantly (suffix)

→ English poignance (suffix)

→ English unpoignant (prefix)