punctuation（n.）
1530年代，“诗篇的标点”（为了唱诗篇），源自中世纪拉丁语 punctuationem（主格 punctuatio）“用点标记的写作”，动作名词，来自 punctuare 的过去分词词干“用点或点标记”，源自拉丁语 punctus，过去分词形式 pungere “刺，穿刺”（来自 PIE 词根 *peuk- “刺”）。1660年代记录了“在书面材料中插入暂停的系统”的含义。
The modern system of punctuation was gradually developed after the introduction of printing, primarily through the efforts of Aldus Manutius and his family. ... Long after the use of the present points became established, they were so indiscriminately employed that, if closely followed, they are often a hindrance rather than an aid in reading and understanding the text. There is still much uncertainty and arbitrariness in punctuation, but its chief office is now generally understood to be that of facilitating a clear comprehension of the sense. [Century Dictionary, 1895]
现代标点符号系统是在印刷引入后逐渐发展起来的，主要是通过阿尔杜斯·马努提乌斯及其家族的努力。……即使在现在这些点的使用已经得到确认之后，它们仍然被如此不加区分地使用，以至于如果严格遵循，它们经常会妨碍阅读和理解文本。标点仍然存在很多不确定性和武断性，但它的主要作用现在通常被理解为促进对意义的清晰理解。[世纪词典，1895]
[P]unctuation is cold notation; it is not frustrated speech; it is typographic code. [Robert Bringhurst, "The Elements of Typographic Style," 2004]
【P】标点是冷酷的符号； 它不是挫败的言语； 它是印刷代码。[罗伯特·布林赫斯特，《印刷样式的元素》，2004]
该词起源时间：1530年代