English
interpunction
Interpunction comes from Latin interpunctio ‘punctuation’, and goes back to interpungō ‘to interpoint’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEinterpungōas interpungere‘to interpoint’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinterpunctio‘punctuation’
- Englishtodayinterpunction
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEinterpungōas interpungere‘to interpoint’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinterpunctio‘punctuation’
- Englishtodayinterpunction
Every English word from Latin interpungō
Today it means
noun punctuation (insertion of points between words or sentences)
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin interpungō / interpunction