punctorium
Latin
noun
Definitions
- an instrument for pricking or puncturing
Etymology
Suffix from Latin 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
- punctuare Latin
- punctus Latin
- punctuāre Latin
- bonde French
- point Old French
- bont Middle Dutch
- bunt Middle High German
- Punkt Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ponchar Occitan