Where does “punctuatio” come from?

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

punctuatio (Medieval Latin): a marking with points, a writing, agreement

Definitions

  1. a marking with points, a writing, agreement

Ancestry of “punctuatio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpunctuoI mark with a point or by pointing; point, prick
2Latinpunctuspricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;...
3Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
4Proto-Italic-tus—
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “punctuatio”

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