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Where does “interpungere” come from?

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

interpungere (Latin): present active infinitive of interpungō;...

Definitions

  1. present active infinitive of interpungō;...

Ancestry of “interpungere”, step by step

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

Words derived from “interpungere”

  • interpunction
  • interpunctio
  • interpungere
  • Interpunktion
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →