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English word point comes from Proto-Italic *pungō (To prick, to sting.)
*pungō (Proto-Italic)
To prick, to sting.
pungo (Latin)
I prick, puncture, sting.
punctus (Latin)
(Late Latin, New Latin, ;, also, _, mathematics) point.
point (Old French)
(with ne) not (indicates negation). A little (on a die) dot. A sting; a prick. Moment; time. Small amount.
point (Middle English)
point (English)
(UK) A unit of measure for rain, equal to 0.254 mm or 0.01 of an inch.. (UK) An electric power socket. [from 20th c.]. (US, slang, dated) An item of private information; a hint; a tip; a pointer.. (archaic) Condition, state. [from 13th c.]. (backgammon) Each of the twelve triangular positions in either table of a backgammon board, on which the stones are played. [from 15th c.]. (baseball) [...]