Where does “pointillistic” come from?
pointillistic (English) comes from English pointillist, from English Pointillism, from French pointillisme, from French pointiller, from French point, from Middle French poinct, from Old French point, from Latin pūnctum — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
pointillistic (English): Having a style marked by using many small,...
Definitions
- Having a style marked by using many small,...
Ancestry of “pointillistic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pointillist | of, pertaining to, or in the style of... |
| 2 | English | Pointillism | The use of many small areas of color to construct an image |
| 3 | French | pointillisme | pointillism |
| 4 | French | pointiller | to dot, to mark with points |
| 5 | French | point | point; full stop, period; stitch pattern |
| 6 | Middle French | poinct | point; not |
| 7 | Old French | point | a sting; a prick; moment; time; dot |
| 8 | Latin | pūnctum | point |
| 9 | Latin | punctus | pricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;... |
| 10 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |