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punctus.

point

7 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈpuːŋk.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈpuŋk.tus]

  1. point

    Late-Latin · New-Latin · also · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Perfect passive participle of pungō (“to prick, puncture, punch”).

noun[ˈpuːŋk.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈpuŋk.tus]

  1. a pricking, stinging, puncture

    declension-4

  2. a point

    declension-4

  3. punctuation mark

    Medieval-Latin · declension-4
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-der. Proto-Italic *pungō Latin pungō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin pūnctus From pungō + -tus.

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