Etymology

puncto

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Today it means: A point of form or ceremony. Full definition →

Latin punctum ← Italian punto
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The story

  1. Italian · derived frompunto
  2. Latin · borrowed frompunctum
  3. English todaypuncto

From Latin punctum via Italian punto. Doublet of point, pointe, ponto, punctum, punt, and punto.

Words from the same roots

Latinpunctum all →

pointpuntopontopunctatepunctumcircumpunctpunctiformpunctiliopunty

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