English
interpoint
A variant of interpunct
Proto-Indo-European *ters- ‘dry’
Vulgar Latin *interrāre ‘to put in earth’
Old French enterrer ‘to bury’
Middle English enteren
English inter
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 Synonym of interpunct ⟨·⟩.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / interpoint