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Etymology of the French word percer

the Old French word percer
derived from the Vulgar Latin root *pertusiare
derived from the Latin word pertusus (perforated; leaky)
derived from the Latin word pertundere (bore through, perforate)
derived from the Latin word tundere (beat; bruise, pulp)
using the Late Latin prefix per-
derived from the Latin word per (through)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *per

Derivations in French

perce, percement, percerette, perceur, percée, perçant, perçoir, entre-percer, repercer, perce-feuille, perçage, transpercer

Derivations in other languages

English pierce

Cognates

English pierce, Italian pertugiare, Provençal pertusar

Usage

Word found in Old French



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