Where does “interpunct” come from?
interpunct (English) comes from Latin interpunctus, from Latin interpungo, from Latin inter, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.
interpunct (English): The punctuation mark ⟨·⟩
Definitions
- The punctuation mark ⟨·⟩
Ancestry of “interpunct”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | interpunctus | pointed, punctuated |
| 2 | Latin | interpungo | I place points between words, I point punctuate |
| 3 | Latin | inter | between, among; during, while |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |