Where does “pertundere” come from?
pertundere (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.
pertundere (Latin): second-person singular future passive indicative...
Definitions
- second-person singular future passive indicative...
Ancestry of “pertundere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | pertundo | I bore through, perforate |
| 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 |
Words derived from “pertundere”