punto

/ˈpunto/ · A1 · noun · m

point

punto — point

📍 From Latin punctum, a prick: same root as punctuation and puncture

A pin-prick leaves a tiny dot, and that dot became the spot on a map, the mark on a scoreboard, and the full stop ending a sentence. Y punto closes an argument the way English says period.

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