Where does “пирсинг” come from?
пирсинг (Russian) comes from English piercing, from English pierce, from Middle English perce, from Old French percier, from Latin pertusiāre, from Latin pertūsus, from Latin pertundere, from Latin pertundo — to praise, laud.
пирсинг (Russian): piercing
Ancestry of “пирсинг”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | piercing | present participle of pierce; The action of the... |
| 2 | English | pierce | to puncture; to break through; to create a hole... |
| 3 | Middle English | perce | pierce |
| 4 | Old French | percier | to pierce |
| 5 | Latin | pertusiāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | pertūsus | — |
| 7 | Latin | pertundere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | pertundo | I bore through, perforate |
| 9 | Latin | tundo | I beat, strike, buffet; I pound, bruise, crush,... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | tundō | beat, strike |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewd- | to push, to hit |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | stew- | to praise, laud |