Where does “pontualmente” come from?

pontualmente (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese pontual, from Medieval Latin punctualis, from Latin punctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

pontualmente (Portuguese): punctually, promptly

Definitions

  1. punctually, promptly

Ancestry of “pontualmente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepontualpunctual, prompt
2Medieval Latinpunctualishaving a sharp point
3Latinpunctuspricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;...
4Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
5Proto-Italic-tus—
6Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Latin -tus →Every word from Latin punctus →