Where does “punctuare” come from?

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

punctuare (Medieval Latin): to mark with points; present active infinitive of...

Definitions

  1. to mark with points; present active infinitive of...

Ancestry of “punctuare”, 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 “punctuare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Latin -tus →Every word from Latin punctus →