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Where does “appointé” come from?

appointé (French) comes from French appointer, from Old French apointier, from Old French pointier, from Old French point, from Latin pūnctum, from Latin punctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

appointé (French): salaried; appointed

Definitions

  1. salaried; appointed

Ancestry of “appointé”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchappointerto salary; to appoint; to sharpen into a point
2Old Frenchapointierto prepare; to equip; to treat
3Old Frenchpointier—
4Old Frenchpointa sting; a prick; moment; time; dot
5Latinpūnctum—
6Latinpunctuspricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;...
7Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
8Proto-Italic-tus—
9Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “appointé”

  • appointee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →