Where does “poinçonner” come from?

poinçonner (French) comes from French poinçon, from Latin punctiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

poinçonner (French): to stamp, punch; to hallmark

Definitions

  1. to stamp, punch; to hallmark

Ancestry of “poinçonner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpoinçonstamp; a pointed tool, such as a punch, chisel,...
2Latinpunctiōpuncture, pricking
3Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
4Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “poinçonner

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-