Where does “underpunctuation” come from?
underpunctuation (English) comes from English punctuation, from Medieval Latin punctuatio, from Latin punctuo, from Latin punctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
underpunctuation (English): Insufficient punctuation
Definitions
- Insufficient punctuation
Ancestry of “underpunctuation”, step by step
underpunctuation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English punctuation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | punctuation | A set of symbols and marks which are used to... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | punctuatio | a marking with points, a writing, agreement |
| 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 |