Where does “albipunctus” come from?

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

albipunctus (Latin): stippled with white markings

Definitions

  1. stippled with white markings

Ancestry of “albipunctus”, step by step

albipunctus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin punctus

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

via Latin Albus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAlbuswhite properly without, dull white
2Proto-Italicalβoswhite
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Latin -tus →Every word from Latin punctus →