Where does “pointy” come from?
pointy (Polish) comes from Polish pointa, from French pointé, from Latin puncta, from Latin punctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
pointy (Polish): genitive singular of pointa; nominative plural of...
Definitions
- genitive singular of pointa; nominative plural of...
Ancestry of “pointy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | pointa | punch line |
| 2 | French | pointé | past participle of pointer |
| 3 | Latin | puncta | nominative feminine singular of pūnctus;... |
| 4 | Latin | punctus | pricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;... |
| 5 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |