Where does “pierceability” come from?
pierceability (English) comes from English pierce, from Middle English perce, from Old French percier, from Latin pertusiāre, from Latin pertūsus, from Latin pertundere, from Latin pertundo, from Latin tundo — to praise, laud.
pierceability (English): The property of being pierceable
Definitions
- The property of being pierceable
Ancestry of “pierceability”, step by step
pierceability traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pierce
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pierce | to puncture; to break through; to create a hole... |
| 2 | Middle English | perce | pierce |
| 3 | Old French | percier | to pierce |
| 4 | Latin | pertusiāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | pertūsus | perforated |
| 6 | Latin | pertundere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | pertundo | I bore through, perforate |
| 8 | Latin | tundo | I beat, strike, buffet; I pound, bruise, crush,... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | tundō | beat, strike |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewd- | to push, to hit |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | stew- | to praise, laud |
via English ability
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ability | Suitableness; The quality or state of being able;... |
| 2 | Middle English | abilite | suitability, aptitude, ability |
| 3 | Old French | ableté | — |
| 4 | Latin | habilitās | ability, aptitude, fitness |
| 5 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 6 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |