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Where does “poinct” come from?

poinct (Middle French) comes from Old French point, from Latin pūnctum, from Latin punctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

poinct (Middle French): point; not

Definitions

  1. point; not

Ancestry of “poinct”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpointa sting; a prick; moment; time; dot
2Latinpūnctum—
3Latinpunctuspricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;...
4Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
5Proto-Italic-tus—
6Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “poinct”

  • pointillism
  • pointillé
  • points
  • contrepoint
  • point
  • arrière-point
  • pointage
  • pointiller
  • pointillisme
  • pointilleux
  • pointa
  • pointer
  • pointilleusement
  • pointillé
  • pointiert
  • Point
  • poängtera
  • poäng
  • högskolepoäng
  • poängsumma
  • pointa
  • puenta
  • pointy
  • poeng
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