Where does “punctuo” come from?

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

punctuo (Latin): I mark with a point or by pointing; point, prick

Definitions

  1. I mark with a point or by pointing; point, prick

Ancestry of “punctuo”, 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 “punctuo

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus
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