English
puntarella
Puntarella comes from Italian puntarella ‘small pointed thing’, and goes back to Latin punctus.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpunctus
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEpunctafeminine of punctus
- Italianc. 1300–presentpunta‘point, head, tip, top, peak, end’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentpuntarella‘small pointed thing’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpunctus
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEpunctafeminine of punctus
- Italianc. 1300–presentpunta‘point, head, tip, top, peak, end’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentpuntarella‘small pointed thing’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Latin punctus
punch, punctuation, puncture, punctual, punctuate, 8 more
through Late Latin puncta
Today it means
noun A type of Italian chicory.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin punctus / puntarella