English

subpunctate

From sub- + punctate.

Proto-Indo-European *upó ‘up; from below’

Proto-Italic *supo ‘under’

Latin sub ‘under, beneath, below’

English sub-

Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- ‘prick, punch’

Proto-Italic *pungō ‘to prick, sting’

Latin pungō ‘to prick, puncture’

Latin punctum ‘point’

Today it means

adj Somewhat or imperfectly punctate.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / subpunctate