Etymology

perceant

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Today it means: Piercing, sharp. Full definition →

First used 14th c.Middle French perçant
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The story

  1. Middle French · derived fromperçant
  2. English todayperceant

From Middle French perçant, from percer (“to pierce”).

First known use, by meaning

  • from 14th c. Piercing, sharp.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.