Where does “punt” come from?

punt (Slovene) comes from Middle High German bunt, from Latin punctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

punt (Slovene): revolt

Definitions

  1. revolt

Ancestry of “punt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbunt—
2Latinpunctuspricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;...
3Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
4Proto-Italic-tus—
5Proto-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 →