English
punty
Punty comes from French pontil.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentpontil
- Englishtodaypunty
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentpontil
- Englishtodaypunty
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- ‘prick, punch’
fuck, fist, pivot, pygmy, repugnant, pugnacious, impugn, 38 more
through Proto-Italic *pungō ‘to prick, sting’
through Latin pungō ‘to prick, puncture’
punch, poignant, puncture, pointe, pungent, punctuate, pugilist, compunction, 18 more
through Latin punctum ‘a point’
Today it means
noun A metal rod used in the glassblowing process. After a glass vessel has been blown to approximate size and the bottom of the piece has been finalized, the rod, which is tipped with a wad of hot glass, is attached to the bottom of the vessel to hold it while the top is finalized. It often leaves an irregular or ring-shaped scar on the base when removed, called the pontil mark.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French pontil / punty