English
punctus flexus
Punctus flexus comes from Medieval Latin pūnctus flexus.
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500pūnctus flexusliterally ‘bent mark’
- Englishearliest quotation 1993punctus flexus
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500pūnctus flexusliterally ‘bent mark’
- Englishearliest quotation 1993punctus flexus
Earliest quotation: 1993, Malcolm Beckwith Parkes, Pause and Effect: “In the sacerdotal prayers in col. a the punctuation…”
Every English word from Medieval Latin pūnctus flexus
Today it means
noun Synonym of punctus circumflexus.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Medieval Latin pūnctus flexus / punctus flexus