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