Where does “punctuate” come from?
Punctuate comes from Medieval Latin punctuāre, derived from Latin punctus, the past participle of pungere meaning to prick or pierce, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pewḱ-.
punctuate (English): To add punctuation to; To add or to interrupt at...
Definitions
- To add punctuation to; To add or to interrupt at...
Ancestry of “punctuate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | punctuatus | marked with a point or by pointing; pointed,... |
| 2 | Latin | punctuo | I mark with a point or by pointing; point, prick |
| 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 |