Where does “mispunctuate” come from?
mispunctuate (English) comes from English punctuate, from Latin punctuatus, from Latin punctuo, from Latin punctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
mispunctuate (English): To punctuate incorrectly
Ancestry of “mispunctuate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | punctuate | To add punctuation to; To add or to interrupt at... |
| 2 | Latin | punctuatus | marked with a point or by pointing; pointed,... |
| 3 | Latin | punctuo | I mark with a point or by pointing; point, prick |
| 4 | Latin | punctus | pricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;... |
| 5 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |