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Where does “punta” come from?

punta (Spanish) comes from Latin puncta, from Latin punctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

punta (Spanish): tip, point, end; pinch, bit

Definitions

  1. tip, point, end; pinch, bit

Ancestry of “punta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpunctanominative feminine singular of pūnctus;...
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

Words derived from “punta”

  • puntilla
  • puntillazo
  • puntilla
  • sacapuntas
  • punta
  • pumunta
  • punta
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →