Where does “apontar” come from?
apontar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese ponto, from Old Portuguese ponto, from Latin pūnctum, from Latin punctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
apontar (Portuguese): to point out, to indicate; to point to; to aim
Definitions
- to point out, to indicate; to point to; to aim
Ancestry of “apontar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | ponto | point; dot; dot or tittle of a character |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | ponto | — |
| 3 | Latin | pūnctum | point |
| 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 |