Where does “ponteirinho” come from?
ponteirinho (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese ponteiro, 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.
ponteirinho (Portuguese): hour hand, little hand
Definitions
- hour hand, little hand
Ancestry of “ponteirinho”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | ponteiro | pointer |
| 2 | Portuguese | Ponto | Pontus god of the sea |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | ponto | — |
| 4 | Latin | pūnctum | point |
| 5 | Latin | punctus | pricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;... |
| 6 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |