Where does “appuntare” come from?

appuntare (Italian) comes from Italian punto, from Latin pūnctum, from Latin punctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

appuntare (Italian): to sharpen; to point; to pin

Definitions

  1. to sharpen; to point; to pin

Ancestry of “appuntare”, step by step

appuntare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian punto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpuntopoint all senses, jot, iota
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

via Italian punta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpuntapoint, head, tip, top, peak, end; pinch, touch,...
2Latinpunctanominative feminine singular of pūnctus;...

Words derived from “appuntare”

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