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interpungo.

to place points between words, to point or punctuate

10 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ɪn.tɛrˈpʊŋ.ɡoː]Classical-Latin[in.terˈpuŋ.ɡo]
  1. to place points between words, to point or punctuate

    conjugation-3 · transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-der. Proto-Italic *pungō Latin pungō Latin interpungō From inter (“between”) + pungō (“to prick, puncture, or sting”).

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