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Where does “pontosabban” come from?

pontosabban (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian pontos, from Hungarian pont, from German 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.

pontosabban (Hungarian): or rather , more specifically; comparative degree...

Definitions

  1. or rather , more specifically; comparative degree...

Ancestry of “pontosabban”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianpontospunctual, exact, on time; precise, accurate;...
2Hungarianpontexactly, just, precisely; point; dot, full stop,...
3GermanPunktdot; full stop, period; decimal point, point,...
4Latinpūnctum—
5Latinpunctuspricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;...
6Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
7Proto-Italic-tus—
8Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →