Where does “pointillist” come from?
pointillist (English) comes from English Pointillism, from French pointillisme, from French pointiller, from French point, from Middle French poinct, from Old French point, from Latin pūnctum, from Latin punctus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
pointillist (English): of, pertaining to, or in the style of...
Definitions
- of, pertaining to, or in the style of...
Ancestry of “pointillist”, step by step
pointillist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Pointillism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Pointillism | The use of many small areas of color to construct an image |
| 2 | French | pointillisme | pointillism |
| 3 | French | pointiller | to dot, to mark with points |
| 4 | French | point | point; full stop, period; stitch pattern |
| 5 | Middle French | poinct | point; not |
| 6 | Old French | point | a sting; a prick; moment; time; dot |
| 7 | Latin | pūnctum | point |
| 8 | Latin | punctus | pricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;... |
| 9 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via French pointilliste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | pointilliste | pointillist |