LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verb

punctiāre

*punctiāre

Meaning

  1. Proto Italo Western Romancereconstructionsting, prick

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-yetider. Latin -iāre Latin *punctiāre From punctus + -iāre.

Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanpunxar
  • Occitanponchar
  • Aragonesepunchar
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesepunçar
  • Spanishpunzar
  • Asturianapunciar
  • Galicianpunzar
Italo-Romance
  • Italianponzare
North Italian
  • Romanshpunscher
  • Venetanponzer
  • Venetanponzar
  • Venetanponxer
  • Venetanponxar

Quick answers

What does punctiāre mean in Latin?
punctiāre, a verb, means “sting, prick”.