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Where does “interpungendus” come from?

interpungendus (Latin) comes from Latin interpungo, from Latin inter, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.

Definitions

Ancestry of “interpungendus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatininterpungoI place points between words, I point punctuate
2Latininterbetween, among; during, while
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside
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