Where does “apoyntyans” come from?
apoyntyans (Cornish) comes from Cornish apoyntya, from English appoint, from Middle English apointen, from Old French apointier, from Old French pointier, from Old French point, from Latin pūnctum, from Latin punctus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
apoyntyans (Cornish): appointment
Definitions
- appointment
Ancestry of “apoyntyans”, step by step
apoyntyans traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cornish apoyntya
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | apoyntya | to appoint, commission, ordain |
| 2 | English | appoint | To set, fix or determine by authority or... |
| 3 | Middle English | apointen | — |
| 4 | Old French | apointier | to prepare; to equip; to treat |
| 5 | Old French | pointier | — |
| 6 | Old French | point | a sting; a prick; moment; time; dot |
| 7 | Latin | pūnctum | point |
| 8 | Latin | punctus | pricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;... |
| 9 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Cornish ans
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | ans | — |