Where does “appointest” come from?
appointest (English) comes 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, from Latin -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
appointest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
Definitions
- second-person singular simple present form of...
Ancestry of “appointest”, step by step
appointest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English appoint
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | appoint | To set, fix or determine by authority or... |
| 2 | Middle English | apointen | — |
| 3 | Old French | apointier | to prepare; to equip; to treat |
| 4 | Old French | pointier | — |
| 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 |
via English Est
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Est | established |
| 2 | Middle English | este | grace, est, favour; pleasure, enjoyment, fun;... |
| 3 | Old English | ēst | will, consent, favour, grace, liberality,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ansti | favour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | anstiz | favour, affection |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | unnaną | to grant, bestow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ān- | to notice; face, mouth |