Etymology of the Italian word contrapunto
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)
Derivations in Italian
contrapuntistaDerivations in other languages
English
contrapuntalUsage
Word found in Obsolete Italian
