Where does “ponta” come from?
ponta (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin puncta, from Latin punctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
Ancestry of “ponta”, step by step
ponta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin puncta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | puncta | nominative feminine singular of pūnctus;... |
| 2 | Latin | punctus | pricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;... |
| 3 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Late Latin pūnctus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | pūnctus | — |