Etymology of the English word contrapuntal
the English word
contrapuntalderived from the Italian word
alderived from the Obsolete Italian word
contrapuntoderived from the Italian word
puntoderived from the Latin word
punctum (point; point; dot, spot; point; full-stop; period)
derived from the Italian word
pungerederived from the Late Latin word
pungere (prick, puncture; sting)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*peuk-using the Italian prefix
contra-derived from the Latin word
contraderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
Date
The earliest known usage of contrapuntal in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
