Etymology

punctus interrogativus

Today it means: A medieval question mark, ⟨⹔⟩, possibly the ancestor of the modern mark ⟨?⟩. Full definition →

Medieval Latin pūnctus interrogātīvus
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  1. Medieval Latin · borrowed frompūnctus interrogātīvus“question mark”
  2. English todaypunctus interrogativus

From Medieval Latin pūnctus interrogātīvus (“question mark”).

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