Where does “minpunt” come from?
minpunt (Dutch) comes from Dutch punt, from French point, from Middle French poinct, from Old French point, from Latin pūnctum, from Latin punctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
minpunt (Dutch): disadvantage, downside, negative characteristic
Definitions
- disadvantage, downside, negative characteristic
Ancestry of “minpunt”, step by step
minpunt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch punt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | punt | point; The terminal point of something; dot |
| 2 | French | point | point; full stop, period; stitch pattern |
| 3 | Middle French | poinct | point; not |
| 4 | Old French | point | a sting; a prick; moment; time; dot |
| 5 | Latin | pūnctum | point |
| 6 | Latin | punctus | pricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;... |
| 7 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Dutch min
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | min | wetnurse; maid, especially a nursemaid; minus |
| 2 | Manx | Mannin | Mann |
| 3 | Dutch | Man | man, human male, either adult or age-irrespective |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | man | human; person; man, male |
| 5 | Old Dutch | man | human, person; man, male |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | mann | person, human |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |