Where does “pierce” come from?
pierce (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin pertusio, 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.
pierce (Old French): I pierce
Definitions
- I pierce
Ancestry of “pierce”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | pertusio | — |
| 2 | Latin | pertūsus | perforated |
| 3 | Latin | pertundere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Latin | pertundo | I bore through, perforate |
| 5 | Latin | tundo | I beat, strike, buffet; I pound, bruise, crush,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | tundō | beat, strike |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewd- | to push, to hit |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stew- | to praise, laud |