Where does “tussenpunt” come from?

tussenpunt (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.

tussenpunt (Dutch): waypoint, midpoint

Definitions

  1. waypoint, midpoint

Ancestry of “tussenpunt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpuntpoint; The terminal point of something; dot
2Frenchpointpoint; full stop, period; stitch pattern
3Middle Frenchpoinctpoint; not
4Old Frenchpointa sting; a prick; moment; time; dot
5Latinpūnctumpoint
6Latinpunctuspricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;...
7Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
8Proto-Italic-tus
9Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Latin -tusEvery word from Latin punctus