Where does “point” come from?
Point comes from Middle English point, from Old French point, from Latin punctum, the past participle of pungere meaning "to prick or pierce."
point (English): A discrete division of something; A sharp...
Definitions
- A discrete division of something; A sharp...
Ancestry of “point”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | point | — |
| 2 | Old French | point | a sting; a prick; moment; time; dot |
| 3 | Latin | pūnctum | point |
| 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 |