puntello

See also: puntellò

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Italian punta

Proto-Indo-European *-lós

Proto-Indo-European *-elós

Proto-Italic *-elos

Latin -ulus

Latin -ellus

Italian -ello

Italian puntellobor.

English puntello

Borrowed from Italian puntello.

Noun

puntello (plural puntelli)

1. (sculpture) One of the points sometimes drilled as guides for cutting away superfluous stone.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /punˈtɛl.lo/
• Rhymes: -ɛllo
• Hyphenation: pun‧tèl‧lo

Etymology 1

From punta +‎ -ello.

Noun

puntello m (plural puntelli)

1. prop, support (for a wall, shelf, etc.)
2. (figurative, by extension) help, aid, support

Derived terms

• puntellare

Descendants

• → English: puntello

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

puntello

1. first-person singular present indicative of puntellare

Further reading

• puntello in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana