Where does “impierceable” come from?
impierceable (English) comes from English pierceable, from English pierce, from Middle English perce, from Old French percier, from Latin pertusiāre, from Latin pertūsus, from Latin pertundere, from Latin pertundo — to praise, laud.
impierceable (English): Not capable of being pierced; impenetrable
Definitions
- Not capable of being pierced; impenetrable
Ancestry of “impierceable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pierceable | Capable of being pierced; penetrable |
| 2 | English | pierce | to puncture; to break through; to create a hole... |
| 3 | Middle English | perce | pierce |
| 4 | Old French | percier | to pierce |
| 5 | Latin | pertusiāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | pertūsus | perforated |
| 7 | Latin | pertundere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | pertundo | I bore through, perforate |
| 9 | Latin | tundo | I beat, strike, buffet; I pound, bruise, crush,... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | tundō | beat, strike |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewd- | to push, to hit |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | stew- | to praise, laud |