Where does “pens” come from?
pens (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from English points, from English point, from Middle English point, from Old French point, from Latin pūnctum, from Latin punctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
pens (Norwegian Nynorsk): points
Definitions
- points
Ancestry of “pens”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | points | plural of point; Movable rails which can be used... |
| 2 | English | point | A discrete division of something; A sharp... |
| 3 | Middle English | point | — |
| 4 | Old French | point | a sting; a prick; moment; time; dot |
| 5 | Latin | pūnctum | point |
| 6 | Latin | punctus | pricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;... |
| 7 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |