English
punctule
Punctule comes from Latin pūnctulum ‘small prick, point or spot’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- ‘to punch, fist-fight’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pewǵ-‘to punch, fist-fight’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 CEpūnctum‘point’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEulum
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpūnctulum‘small prick, point or spot’
- Englishtodaypunctule
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pewǵ-‘to punch, fist-fight’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 CEpūnctum‘point’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEulum
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpūnctulum‘small prick, point or spot’
- Englishtodaypunctule
Equivalent to punctus + -ule
Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- ‘to punch, fist-fight’
Proto-Italic *pungō ‘to prick, sting’
Latin pungō ‘to prick’
Medieval Latin punctus ‘punctuation mark’
English punctus
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- ‘to punch, fist-fight’
fuck, fist, pivot, repugnant, pygmy, pugnacious, impugn, 40 more
through Latin pungō ‘to prick’
poignant, pungent, pugilist, compunction, puncheon, 19 more
through Latin pūnctus
through Latin pūnctum ‘point’
through Latin ulum
Today it means
noun A little point or spot.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- / punctule