Where does “prickpunch” come from?
prickpunch (English) comes from English punch, from Middle English punchen, from Old French ponchonner, from Old French ponchon, from Latin punctiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
prickpunch (English): A pointed steel punch, to prick a mark on metal
Definitions
- A pointed steel punch, to prick a mark on metal
Ancestry of “prickpunch”, step by step
prickpunch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English punch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | punch | A hit or strike with one's fist; Power, strength,... |
| 2 | Middle English | punchen | — |
| 3 | Old French | ponchonner | to punch |
| 4 | Old French | ponchon | puncheon |
| 5 | Latin | punctiō | puncture, pricking |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English prick
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prick | A small hole or perforation, caused by piercing;... |
| 2 | Middle English | prikken | to prick, pierce |
| 3 | Old English | prician | to prick |
| 4 | Old English | -ian | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 5 | Old English | -ōjan | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |