Where does “pertundens” come from?

pertundens (Latin) comes from Latin pertundo, from Latin tundo, from Proto-Italic tundō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd-, from Proto-Indo-European stew- — to praise, laud.

pertundens (Latin): boring through, perforating

Definitions

  1. boring through, perforating

Ancestry of “pertundens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpertundoI bore through, perforate
2LatintundoI beat, strike, buffet; I pound, bruise, crush,...
3Proto-Italictundōbeat, strike
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tewd-to push, to hit
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstew-to praise, laud
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd- →Every word from Proto-Italic tundō →
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