Acupuncturist

Acu- comes from Latin acus (needle). -Puncture comes from Latin punctura (a pricking) and pungere (to pierce); and from Proto-Indo-European (PIE) peug (to prick, to jab). Also related to Latin pungens (pungent), Latin pugil (boxer), and Latin pugnus (fist).  The English word acupuncturist is from 1684.