Where does “toddbwynt” come from?
toddbwynt (Welsh) comes from Welsh pwynt, from Middle English poynt, from Old French point, from Latin pūnctum, from Latin punctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
toddbwynt (Welsh): melting point
Definitions
- melting point
Ancestry of “toddbwynt”, step by step
toddbwynt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Welsh pwynt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | pwynt | point |
| 2 | Middle English | poynt | point |
| 3 | Old French | point | a sting; a prick; moment; time; dot |
| 4 | Latin | pūnctum | point |
| 5 | Latin | punctus | pricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;... |
| 6 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |