punta
Catalan
noun
Definitions
- point, tip
- pinch, bit small amount
- peak, top
- point, purpose, reason
Etymology
Inherited from Latin puncta, punctus (pierced, striped, pricked, punctured, stippled, marked with points).
Origin
Latin
punctus
Gloss
pierced, striped, pricked, punctured, stippled, marked with points
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *punctiāre Latin
- albipunctus Latin
- puncta Latin
- puncticollis Latin
- punctifrons Latin
- punctipennis Latin
- punctorium Latin
- punctuare Latin
- punctus Latin
- punctuāre Latin
- punta Italian
- bonde French
- pointe French
- punta Spanish, Castilian
- point Old French
- bont Middle Dutch
- bunt Middle High German
- Punkt Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ponta Old Portuguese
- ponchar Occitan