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Where does “apointier” come from?

apointier (Old French) comes from Old French pointier, 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.

apointier (Old French): to prepare; to equip; to treat

Definitions

  1. to prepare; to equip; to treat

Ancestry of “apointier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpointier—
2Old Frenchpointa sting; a prick; moment; time; dot
3Latinpūnctum—
4Latinpunctuspricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;...
5Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
6Proto-Italic-tus—
7Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “apointier”

  • appoint
  • appointee
  • appointive
  • reappoint
  • appointor
  • appointeth
  • appointer
  • appointable
  • appointest
  • preappoint
  • foreappoint
  • reappointee
  • appointement
  • appoint
  • appointé
  • appointer
  • désappointer
  • désappointement
  • apointen
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