Where does “points” come from?
Points derives from Middle English point, from Old French point, from Latin punctum, the neuter past participle of pungere meaning to prick or pierce.
points (English): plural of point; Movable rails which can be used...
Definitions
- plural of point; Movable rails which can be used...
Ancestry of “points”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | point | A discrete division of something; A sharp... |
| 2 | Middle English | point | — |
| 3 | Old French | point | a sting; a prick; moment; time; dot |
| 4 | Latin | pūnctum | point |
| 5 | Latin | punctus | pricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;... |
| 6 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |