Where does “depuncta” come from?
depuncta (Romanian) comes from Romanian puncta, from French ponctuer, from Medieval Latin punctuare, from Latin punctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
depuncta (Romanian): to substract points
Definitions
- to substract points
Ancestry of “depuncta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | puncta | to punctuate; to score, dot; to emphasize, point... |
| 2 | French | ponctuer | to punctuate |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | punctuare | to mark with points; present active infinitive of... |
| 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 |