per- ‘through’ + tundere ‘thrust’

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(of a sharp pointed object) go into or through (something):

〈とがったものなどが〉〈物〉を刺す, 突き抜ける

e.g. a splinter had pierced the skin.

make (a hole) with a sharp instrument:

〈人･物が〉 【物に】〈穴〉をあける «in»

e.g. I had to pierce another hole in my belt.

make a hole in (the ears, nose, or other part of the body) so as to wear jewelry in them:

〈人が〉〈体の一部〉に(ピアス用の)穴をあける

e.g. (as adjective pierced) : kids with pierced noses.

(usually be pierced) bore a hole or tunnel through:

e.g. the dividing wall is pierced by arches and piers.

force or cut a way through:

〈人が〉〈障害物〉を突き破る, 突破する

e.g. they were seeking to pierce the antiballistic-missile defenses

｟文｠ 〈音･光などが〉〈平穏さ〉を突き破る; 〈痛みが〉〈体〉を突き刺す

e.g. a shrill voice pierced the air.

Middle English: from Old French percer, based on Latin pertus- ‘bored through’, from the verb pertundere, from per ‘through’ + tundere ‘thrust’.