Where does “contrapunt” come from?

contrapunt (Catalan) comes from Catalan punt, from Latin pūnctum, from Latin punctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

contrapunt (Catalan): counterpoint

Definitions

  1. counterpoint

Ancestry of “contrapunt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanpuntpoint; dot, point; dot
2Latinpūnctumpoint
3Latinpunctuspricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;...
4Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
5Proto-Italic-tus—
6Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →