Where does “interpungo” come from?

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

interpungo (Latin): I place points between words, I point punctuate

Definitions

  1. I place points between words, I point punctuate

Ancestry of “interpungo”, step by step

interpungo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin inter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininterbetween, among; during, while
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside

via Latin pungō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpungōto prick; to puncture; to sting
2Proto-Italicpungōto prick, to sting
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpewǵ-to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab

Words derived from “interpungo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Latin inter →