English
pointel
Pointel comes from Latin punctillum ‘a little point’, from 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 CEpūnctus
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpunctum‘point’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpunctillum‘a little point’
- Englishtodaypointel
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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 CEpūnctus
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpunctum‘point’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpunctillum‘a little point’
- Englishtodaypointel
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’
poignant, pungent, compunction, pugilist, puncheon, 19 more
through Latin pūnctus
punch, punctuation, puncture, punctual, punctuate, 9 more
through Latin punctum ‘point’
Today it means
noun A sharp instrument; any sharp-pointed thing.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- / pointel