Where does “ピンポイント” come from?

ピンポイント (Japanese) comes from English pinpoint, from English point, from Middle English point, from Old French point, from Latin pūnctum, from Latin punctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

ピンポイント (Japanese): pinpoint

Definitions

  1. pinpoint

Ancestry of “ピンポイント”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpinpointThe point of a pin; Extremely precise or...
2EnglishpointA discrete division of something; A sharp...
3Middle Englishpoint
4Old Frenchpointa sting; a prick; moment; time; dot
5Latinpūnctumpoint
6Latinpunctuspricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;...
7Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
8Proto-Italic-tus
9Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus