interpunctio
From LSJ
μαλθακωτέρα πέπονος σικύου → softer than a ripe melon
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
interpunctĭo: ōnis, f. interpungo,
I a placing of points between words, interpunctuation: interpunctiones verborum, Cic. Mur. 11, 25.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
interpūnctĭō,¹⁶ ōnis, f. (interpungo), séparation des mots] par des points : Cic. Mur. 25.