Where does “contundere” come from?
contundere (Latin) comes from Latin contundo, from Latin tundo, from Proto-Italic tundō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd-, from Proto-Indo-European stew- — to praise, laud.
contundere (Latin): second-person singular future passive indicative...
Definitions
- second-person singular future passive indicative...
Ancestry of “contundere”, step by step
contundere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin contundo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | contundo | I utterly subdue; I beat or pound to a pulp; I... |
| 2 | Latin | tundo | I beat, strike, buffet; I pound, bruise, crush,... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | tundō | beat, strike |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewd- | to push, to hit |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | stew- | to praise, laud |
via Latin tundere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | tundere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |