Where does “punctuator” come from?
punctuator (English) comes from English OR, from Middle English ōr, from Middle French or, from Old French or, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Latin ausus, from Latin audeō.
punctuator (English): One who punctuates, as in writing
Definitions
- One who punctuates, as in writing
Ancestry of “punctuator”, step by step
punctuator traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English OR
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | OR | Inclusive or; either one proposition or the other... |
| 2 | Middle English | ōr | or |
| 3 | Middle French | or | gold |
| 4 | Old French | or | gold; blond color; Alternative form of ore |
| 5 | Latin | aurum | gold; any object made of gold, such as a gold... |
| 6 | Latin | ausum | nominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative... |
| 7 | Latin | ausus | dared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,... |
| 8 | Latin | audeō | to dare, venture, risk |
| 9 | Latin | avidus | Greedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,... |
| 10 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |
via English punctuate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | punctuate | To add punctuation to; To add or to interrupt at... |
| 2 | Latin | punctuatus | marked with a point or by pointing; pointed,... |
| 3 | Latin | punctuo | I mark with a point or by pointing; point, prick |
| 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 |