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Where does “pertūsiāre” come from?

pertūsiāre (Latin) comes 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.

Ancestry of “pertūsiāre”, step by step

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