Where does “pointé” come from?
pointé (French) comes from Latin puncta, from Latin punctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
pointé (French): past participle of pointer
Definitions
- past participle of pointer
Ancestry of “pointé”, step by step
pointé traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin puncta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | puncta | nominative feminine singular of pūnctus;... |
| 2 | Latin | punctus | pricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;... |
| 3 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Late Latin puncta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | puncta | nominative feminine singular of pūnctus;... |
| 2 | Latin | pungere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
via Latin pūnctum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pūnctum | point |