'pointed-snouted' is a modern compound formed from the adjective 'pointed' and the noun 'snout'. 'Pointed' comes from Old French 'point' (from Latin 'punctum'), where the root meant 'a point' or 'to prick'; 'snout' comes from Old English/Middle English 'snūte'/'snoute', meaning 'nose' or 'snout'.

'pointed' derives via Old French 'point' from Latin 'punctum' (from the verb 'pungere' meaning 'to prick'); 'snout' evolved from Middle English 'snout(e)' and earlier Old English forms into the modern English 'snout'. The compound 'pointed-snouted' is a straightforward modern English formation combining them.

Originally, 'point' referred to a sharp tip and 'snout' to an animal's nose; combined as 'pointed-snouted' the phrase simply denotes 'having a pointed snout'—a literal, descriptive meaning preserved from the components.