Word: piercing
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pierc
ing
Definition: A hole made in the body so that jewellery/jewelry can be worn through it.
Morphemes:
Affix: pierce
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: to create a hole in the skin for the purpose of inserting jewelry
Etymology Compounds: Affix: per-
Language: la
Decoded: per-
Meaning: through
Affix: tundō
Language: la
Decoded: tundo
Meaning: beat, pound
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming derivative nouns (originally masculine), with the sense ‘son of, belonging to’, as in placenames, patronymics or diminutives; -ite.