Etymology

punctiform

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Today it means: pointed; pointy Full definition →

Latin punctum
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The story

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

From Latin punctum (“point”) + -iform.

Words from the same roots

Latinpunctum all →

pointpuntopontopunctatepunctumcircumpunctpunctiliopunctopunty

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