Where does “puncta” come from?

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

puncta (Latin): nominative feminine singular of pūnctus;...

Definitions

  1. nominative feminine singular of pūnctus;...

Ancestry of “puncta”, step by step

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

Words derived from “puncta

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus