English
pointe
Pointe comes from French pointe ‘point, tip’, from Latin pungō ‘to prick’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pewǵ-‘to prick, poke, stab’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pungō‘to prick, sting’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpungō‘to prick’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpunctusperfect passive participle of pungō
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEpunctafeminine form of punctus
- Frenchc. 1600–presentpointe‘point, tip’
- Englishtodaypointe
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pewǵ-‘to prick, poke, stab’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pungō‘to prick, sting’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpungō‘to prick’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpunctusperfect passive participle of pungō
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEpunctafeminine form of punctus
- Frenchc. 1600–presentpointe‘point, tip’
- Englishtodaypointe
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- ‘to prick, poke, stab’
fuck, fist, pivot, repugnant, pygmy, pugnacious, impugn, 40 more
through Latin pungō ‘to prick’
pungent, poignant, compunction, punto, pugilist, puncheon, 19 more
through Latin punctus
punch, punctuation, puncture, punctual, punctuate, 9 more
through French pointe ‘point, tip’
Today it means
noun The tip of the toe; a ballet position executed with the tip of the toe.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- / pointe