Where does “pointa” come from?
pointa (French) comes from French pointer, from English pointer, from English point, from Middle English point, from Old French point, from Latin pūnctum, from Latin punctus, from Latin -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
pointa (French): third-person singular past historic of pointer
Definitions
- third-person singular past historic of pointer
Ancestry of “pointa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | pointer | to point to/at; to indicate, to show, to point... |
| 2 | English | pointer | Anything that points or is used for pointing; A... |
| 3 | English | point | A discrete division of something; A sharp... |
| 4 | Middle English | point | — |
| 5 | Old French | point | a sting; a prick; moment; time; dot |
| 6 | Latin | pūnctum | — |
| 7 | Latin | punctus | pricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;... |
| 8 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |