Where does “punxut” come from?
punxut (Catalan) comes from Catalan -ut, from Latin -utus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
punxut (Catalan): pointed, sharp
Ancestry of “punxut”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Catalan | -ut | Forms adjectives from nouns that indicate an... |
| 2 | Latin | -utus | — |
| 3 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |