Where does “punctately” come from?
punctately (English) comes from English punctate, from Latin pūnctum, from Latin punctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
punctately (English): In a punctate manner
Definitions
- In a punctate manner
Ancestry of “punctately”, step by step
punctately traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English punctate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | punctate | Marked by spots, dots, points, or punctures;... |
| 2 | Latin | pūnctum | point |
| 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 |