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Latin root *pertusiare

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 other languages

French percer, Italian pertugiare

Usage

Word found in Vulgar Latin



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