Etymology

impunctate

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Today it means: Not punctate; not marked by spots, dots, points, or punctures. Full definition →

English punctate ← Middle English in- ← Latin in-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Middle Englishin-
  6. Englishim-
  7. Englishpunctate
  8. English todayimpunctate

From im- + punctate.

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