Where does “punctura” come from?

punctura (Late Latin) comes from Latin punctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

punctura (Late Latin): a pricking, prick, puncture; nominative feminine...

Definitions

  1. a pricking, prick, puncture; nominative feminine...

Ancestry of “punctura”, step by step

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

Words derived from “punctura”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →