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
- hole, opening
Ancestry of “pertugio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pertūsiāre | — |
| 2 | Latin | pertūsus | perforated |
| 3 | Latin | pertundere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Latin | pertundo | I bore through, perforate |
| 5 | Latin | tundo | I beat, strike, buffet; I pound, bruise, crush,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | tundō | beat, strike |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewd- | to push, to hit |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stew- | to praise, laud |