Where does “poänglöshet” come from?
poänglöshet (Swedish) comes from Swedish poänglös, from Swedish poäng, from French point, from Middle French poinct, from Old French point, from Latin pūnctum, from Latin punctus, from Latin -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
poänglöshet (Swedish): pointlessness
Definitions
- pointlessness
Ancestry of “poänglöshet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | poänglös | pointless |
| 2 | Swedish | poäng | a point, a score; a point, an argument; a point,... |
| 3 | French | point | point; full stop, period; stitch pattern |
| 4 | Middle French | poinct | point; not |
| 5 | Old French | point | a sting; a prick; moment; time; dot |
| 6 | Latin | pūnctum | point |
| 7 | Latin | punctus | pricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;... |
| 8 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |