Where does “Pointillism” come from?
Pointillism (English) comes from French pointillisme, from French pointiller, from French point, from Middle French poinct, from Old French point, from Latin pūnctum, from Latin punctus, from Latin -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
Pointillism (English): The use of many small areas of color to construct an image
Definitions
- The use of many small areas of color to construct an image
Ancestry of “Pointillism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | pointillisme | pointillism |
| 2 | French | pointiller | to dot, to mark with points |
| 3 | French | point | point; full stop, period; stitch pattern |
| 4 | Middle French | poinct | point; not |
| 5 | Old French | point | a sting; a prick; moment; time; dot |
| 6 | Latin | pūnctum | point |
| 7 | Latin | punctus | pricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;... |
| 8 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |