Where does “pontaj” come from?
pontaj (Romanian) comes from French pointage, from French pointer, from English pointer, from English point, from Middle English point, from Old French point, from Latin pūnctum, from Latin punctus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
pontaj (Romanian): clocking
Definitions
- clocking
Ancestry of “pontaj”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | pointage | ticking off; checking in; scrutiny |
| 2 | French | pointer | to point to/at; to indicate, to show, to point... |
| 3 | English | pointer | Anything that points or is used for pointing; A... |
| 4 | English | point | A discrete division of something; A sharp... |
| 5 | Middle English | point | — |
| 6 | Old French | point | a sting; a prick; moment; time; dot |
| 7 | Latin | pūnctum | point |
| 8 | Latin | punctus | pricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;... |
| 9 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |