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Where does “tundō” come from?

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

tundō (Proto-Italic): beat, strike

Definitions

  1. beat, strike

Ancestry of “tundō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)tewd-to push, to hit
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstew-to praise, laud

Words derived from “tundō”

  • piercing
  • pierce
  • obtuse
  • contusion
  • obtuseness
  • piercingly
  • obtusely
  • piercer
  • pierceth
  • contusive
  • obtund
  • contuse
  • transpierce
  • obtusity
  • piercest
  • contusional
  • unpierceable
  • tunding
  • pierceable
  • obtundent
  • piercingness
  • retund
  • piercement
  • pericontusional
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