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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

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

Words derived from “interpungo”

  • interpoint
  • interpunction
  • interpunct
  • interpungere
  • interpunctus
  • interpungens
  • interpuncturus
  • interpungendus
  • interpunctio
  • interpungere
  • Interpunktion
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