− | [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], partly from Anglo-French, prick, dot, [[moment]], from [[Latin]] punctum, from neuter of punctus, past participle of pungere to prick; partly from Anglo-French pointe sharp end, from Vulgar Latin puncta, from Latin, feminine of punctus, past participle | + | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], partly from Anglo-French, prick, dot, [[moment]], from [[Latin]] punctum, from neuter of punctus, past participle of pungere to prick; partly from Anglo-French pointe sharp end, from Vulgar Latin puncta, from Latin, feminine of punctus, past participle |