Etymology

punctilio

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Today it means: A fine point in exactness of conduct, ceremony, etiquette or procedure. Full definition →

Italian puntiglio ← Spanish puntillo ← Latin pūnctum
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The story

  1. Latin · derived frompūnctum“point”
  2. Spanish · borrowed frompuntillo
  3. Italian · borrowed frompuntiglio
  4. English todaypunctilio

From Italian puntiglio, or Spanish puntillo, diminutive from Latin pūnctum (“point”).

Words from the same roots

Latinpūnctum all →

pointpuntopontopunctatepunctumcircumpunctpunctiformpunctopunty

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.