Where does “punctillum” come from?

punctillum (Latin) comes from Latin -illus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

punctillum (Latin): a little point, a dot, spot

Definitions

  1. a little point, a dot, spot

Ancestry of “punctillum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-illusUsed to form adjectives from nouns
2Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
3Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
4Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
5Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “punctillum”

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