Early 17th century (in an earlier sense). From classical Latin punctus (u-stem) action of pointing + -atim. Compare post-classical Latin punctuatim with attention to punctuation.
Definition of punctuatim in US English:
punctuatim
adverb
With exact correspondence of punctuation.
Origin
Early 17th century (in an earlier sense). From classical Latin punctus ( u -stem) action of pointing + -atim. Compare post-classical Latin punctuatim with attention to punctuation.