Latin

punctus

‘point’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin punctus.

15 English words in this record descend from Latin punctus, most familiar first.

• punch ← punchen ← ponchonner ← ponchon ← punctio
• punctuation ← punctuātiō ← punctuō
• puncture ← punctūra
• pointe ← puncta
• punctual ← pūnctuālis
• punctuate ← pūnctuātus ← pūnctuō
• contrapunto ← punto ← punto ← pūnctum
• interpunct ← interpunctus
• pointel ← punctillum ← punctum
• puntilla ← punta ← puncta
• puntello ← punta ← puncta
• puntarella ← punta ← puncta

More words from punctus

• punctus
• puntillero
• punctule

Etymograph / Latin punctus