English
puncto
Puncto comes from Latin punctum ‘puncture’, from Proto-Italic *pungō ‘to prick, sting’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pewǵ-‘prick, punch’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pungō‘to prick, sting’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpungō‘to prick, puncture’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpunctum‘puncture’by way of Italian punto
- Englishearliest quotation 1622puncto
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pewǵ-‘prick, punch’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pungō‘to prick, sting’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpungō‘to prick, puncture’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpunctum‘puncture’by way of Italian punto
- Englishearliest quotation 1622puncto
Earliest quotation: 1622, Francis, Lord Verulam: “...and religious punctos and ceremonies...”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- ‘prick, punch’
fuck, fist, pivot, repugnant, pygmy, pugnacious, impugn, 40 more
through Proto-Italic *pungō ‘to prick, sting’
through Latin pungō ‘to prick, puncture’
punch, poignant, pointe, pungent, pugilist, compunction, 20 more
through Latin punctum ‘puncture’
Today it means
noun A point of form or ceremony.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- / puncto