Etymograph

English

feedpoint

From feed + point.

A compound of feed + point

Proto-Germanic *fōdijaną ‘to feed’

Proto-West Germanic *fōdijan ‘to feed’

Old English fēdan ‘to feed’

Middle English feden

English feed

Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- ‘to prick, punch’

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Latin pungō ‘to prick; to puncture’

Latin pūnctum ‘point; puncture’

Old French point ‘dot’

Middle English poynt ‘small hole’

English point

Today it means

noun The location on an antenna where radio frequency electrical power is applied.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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