Where does “Bildpunkt” come from?
Bildpunkt (German) comes from Swedish punkt, from Latin pūnctum, from Latin punctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
Bildpunkt (German): pixel
Definitions
- pixel
Ancestry of “Bildpunkt”, step by step
Bildpunkt traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish punkt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | punkt | a period, a full stop; an item; a point; size of... |
| 2 | Latin | pūnctum | point |
| 3 | Latin | punctus | pricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;... |
| 4 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Swedish bild
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bild | picture; image; photo |
| 2 | German | Bild | image; picture; painting; photo; image |
| 3 | Middle High German | bilde | picture, example, comparison; image, shape |
| 4 | Old High German | bilidi | image, figure, reflection, replica |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *biliþi | likeness, image |
via German Punkt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Punkt | dot; full stop, period; decimal point, point,... |