Possibly corresponds to a Late Latin appunctāre, from Latin ad + punctum. <span class="searchmatch">apointier</span> to prepare to equip to treat (medically) to trick; to deceive to appoint;...
who appoints someone or something. reappoint Inherited from Old French <span class="searchmatch">apointier</span>. By surface analysis, a- + point + -er. Possibly corresponds to a Late...
From Middle English apointen, borrowed from Old French <span class="searchmatch">apointier</span> (“to prepare, arrange, lean, place”) (French appointer (“to give a salary, refer a cause”))...