Where does “ブレークポイント” come from?

ブレークポイント (Japanese) comes from English breakpoint, 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.

ブレークポイント (Japanese): breakpoint point in a program where operation may be interrupted

Definitions

  1. breakpoint point in a program where operation may be interrupted

Ancestry of “ブレークポイント”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbreakpointA point in a program at which operation may be...
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
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