Where does “point” come from?

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

point (Old French): a sting; a prick; moment; time; dot

Definitions

  1. a sting; a prick; moment; time; dot

Ancestry of “point”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpūnctumpoint
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 “point”

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