Where does “tanda titik koma” come from?
tanda titik koma (Indonesian) comes from Dutch puntkomma, from Dutch punt, from French point, from Middle French poinct, from Old French point, from Latin pūnctum, from Latin punctus, from Latin -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
tanda titik koma (Indonesian): semicolon (punctuation mark ';')
Definitions
- semicolon (punctuation mark ';')
Ancestry of “tanda titik koma”, step by step
tanda titik koma traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch puntkomma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | puntkomma | semicolon |
| 2 | Dutch | punt | point; The terminal point of something; dot |
| 3 | French | point | point; full stop, period; stitch pattern |
| 4 | Middle French | poinct | point; not |
| 5 | Old French | point | a sting; a prick; moment; time; dot |
| 6 | Latin | pūnctum | point |
| 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 |
via Indonesian tanda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | tanda | sign, mark |
| 2 | Malay | tanda | sign, mark, signal, spot, symbol; sign, mark |
| 3 | Javanese | ꦠꦤ꧀ꦝ | sign, mark |
| 4 | Old Javanese | taṇḍa | ensign, standard, banner |
| 5 | Tamil | தண்டம் | stick, cane, staff, rod, walking-stick |
| 6 | Sanskrit | दण्ड | stick, staff, rod, pole, cudgel, club; penis; a... |