Where does “endpoint” come from?
Endpoint comes from English end and Middle English point, which derives from Old English endian and Latin punctum, originally meaning "a mark made by pricking."
endpoint (English): Either of the two points at the ends of a line...
Definitions
- Either of the two points at the ends of a line...
Ancestry of “endpoint”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | point | A discrete division of something; A sharp... |
| 2 | Middle English | point | — |
| 3 | Old French | point | a sting; a prick; moment; time; dot |
| 4 | Latin | pūnctum | — |
| 5 | Latin | punctus | pricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;... |
| 6 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |