Where does “holepunch” come from?
holepunch (English) comes from English Punch, from English puncheon, from Middle English punchoun, from Old French ponchon, from Latin punctiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
holepunch (English): Alternative form of hole punch, a tool that is...
Definitions
- Alternative form of hole punch, a tool that is...
Ancestry of “holepunch”, step by step
holepunch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Punch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Punch | A glove puppet who is the main character used in a Punch and Judy show |
| 2 | English | puncheon | A figured stamp, die, or punch, used by... |
| 3 | Middle English | punchoun | — |
| 4 | Old French | ponchon | puncheon |
| 5 | Latin | punctiō | puncture, pricking |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English hole
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hole | A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit;... |
| 2 | Middle English | hole | healthy; safe; whole, complete, full |
| 3 | Old English | hol | a hole, a hollow; calumny; slander |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hol | hollow; hole |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hulą | a hollow; depression; hole |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hulaz | hollow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kuH- | — |