Where does “punktur” come from?

punktur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse punktr, from Latin pūnctum, from Latin punctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

punktur (Icelandic): dot, point, period, full stop; point; pixel

Definitions

  1. dot, point, period, full stop; point; pixel

Ancestry of “punktur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsepunktr—
2Latinpūnctumpoint
3Latinpunctuspricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;...
4Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
5Proto-Italic-tus—
6Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “punktur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Latin -tus →Every word from Latin punctus →