Etymology

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Today it means: Of an event, happening at the appointed time. Full definition →

Medieval Latin pūnctuālis ← Late Latin pūnctus
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The story

  1. Late Latin · derived frompūnctus“point”
  2. Medieval Latin · borrowed frompūnctuālis“relating to a point”
  3. English todaypunctual

Borrowed from Medieval Latin pūnctuālis (“relating to a point”), from Late Latin pūnctus (“point”) + -ālis (adjective suffix).

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