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Where does “pertugio” come from?

pertugio (Italian) comes from Latin pertūsiāre, 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.

pertugio (Italian): hole, opening

Definitions

  1. hole, opening

Ancestry of “pertugio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpertūsiāre—
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 “pertugio”

  • bugia
  • bugiardino
  • bugiardaggine
  • bugiardo
  • bugio
  • sbugiardare
  • bugiardamente
  • bugiarderia
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