Where does “punctualness” come from?
punctualness (English) comes from English punctual, from French ponctuel, from Medieval Latin punctualis, from Latin punctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
punctualness (English): punctuality; exactness
Definitions
- punctuality; exactness
Ancestry of “punctualness”, step by step
punctualness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English punctual
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | punctual | Prompt; on time; Existing as a point or series of... |
| 2 | French | ponctuel | punctual, on time; pointlike; infrequent,... |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | punctualis | having a sharp point |
| 4 | Latin | punctus | pricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;... |
| 5 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |