Etymograph

English

timepoint

From time + point.

A compound of time + point

Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- ‘to divide’

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Proto-Germanic *tīmô ‘division, period; time’

Proto-West Germanic *tīmō

Old English tīma ‘time, period’

Middle English tyme

English time

Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- ‘to prick, punch’

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Latin pungō ‘to prick; to puncture’

Latin pūnctum ‘point; puncture’

Old French point ‘dot’

Middle English poynt ‘small hole’

English point

Today it means

noun A point in time; a specified instant.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “timepoint”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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