Etymology

percuss

per·cuss
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Today it means: To strike; to hit; to knock; to give a blow to. Full definition →

Latin percussus
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  1. Latin · borrowed frompercussus
  2. English todaypercuss

From Latin percussus, past participle of percutiō (“to strike, to beat”), from per (“through”) + quatiō (“to shake, to strike”).

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