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Where does “percier” come from?

percier (Old French) comes from Latin pertusiāre, 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.

percier (Old French): to pierce

Definitions

  1. to pierce

Ancestry of “percier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpertusiāre—
2Latinpertūsus—
3Latinpertunderesecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4LatinpertundoI bore through, perforate
5LatintundoI beat, strike, buffet; I pound, bruise, crush,...
6Proto-Italictundōbeat, strike
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tewd-to push, to hit
8Proto-Indo-Europeanstew-to praise, laud

Words derived from “percier”

  • piercing
  • pierce
  • piercingly
  • piercer
  • pierceth
  • transpierce
  • piercest
  • unpierceable
  • pierceable
  • piercingness
  • piercement
  • piercee
  • empierce
  • impierceable
  • impierce
  • ear-piercing
  • pirsin
  • piercing
  • пирсинг
  • perçage
  • percer
  • percent
  • perceuse
  • piercing
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