Where does “pointe” come from?
Pointe comes from French pointe, from Late Latin puncta, from Latin punctus (past participle of pungere, to prick or pierce), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pewḱ-.
pointe (English): The tip of the toe; a ballet position executed...
Definitions
- The tip of the toe; a ballet position executed...
Ancestry of “pointe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | pointé | past participle of pointer |
| 2 | Latin | puncta | nominative feminine singular of pūnctus;... |
| 3 | Latin | punctus | pricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;... |
| 4 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “pointe”