Where does “ponent” come from?
ponent (Catalan) comes from Catalan pondre, from Latin pōnere, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō, from Proto-Italic sinō.
ponent (Catalan): The place where the sun sets, the west; A wind...
Definitions
- The place where the sun sets, the west; A wind...
Ancestry of “ponent”, step by step
ponent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan pondre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | pondre | to lay |
| 2 | Latin | pōnere | — |
| 3 | Latin | pōnō | to place; to put; to lay |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | poznō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pozinō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | sinō | — |
via Latin pōnēns
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pōnēns | putting; placing |