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Where does “pertuis” come from?

pertuis (French) comes from Catalan Pertús, from Latin pertūsus, from Latin pertundere, from Latin pertundo, from Latin tundo, from Proto-Italic tundō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd-, from Proto-Indo-European stew- — to praise, laud.

pertuis (French): hole

Definitions

  1. hole

Ancestry of “pertuis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CatalanPertús—
2Latinpertūsus—
3Latinpertunderesecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4LatinpertundoI bore through, perforate
5LatintundoI beat, strike, buffet; I pound, bruise, crush,...
6Proto-Italictundōbeat, strike
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tewd-to push, to hit
8Proto-Indo-Europeanstew-to praise, laud

Words derived from “pertuis”

  • millepertuis
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stew- →