The word punctuation

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“The word punctuation comes from the latin verb pungere (to puncture, prick), of which the past participle is punctum, a mark of punctuation having originally been a spot pricked with a writing instrument.”

Alexander & Nicholas Humez, ABC Et Cetera: The Life & Times of the Roman Alphabet, 1985.

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