Etymology

punctate

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Today it means: Marked by spots, dots, points, or punctures. Full definition →

Latin punctum
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The story

  1. Latin · derived frompunctum“point”
  2. English todaypunctate

From Latin punctum (“point”). See point and punctuate.

Words from the same roots

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pointpuntopontopunctumcircumpunctpunctiformpunctiliopunctopunty

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