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Where does “decimalpunkt” come from?

decimalpunkt (Swedish) comes from Swedish punkt, from Latin pūnctum, from Latin punctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

decimalpunkt (Swedish): decimal point

Definitions

  1. decimal point

Ancestry of “decimalpunkt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpunkta period, a full stop; an item; a point; size of...
2Latinpūnctum—
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 →