Where does “Pontus” come from?
Pontus derives from Latin Pontus, from Ancient Greek Πόντος, from Ancient Greek πόντος meaning "sea," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pónteh₁s and pent-.
Ancestry of “Pontus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | pontus | the sea, the deep; a wave |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Πόντος | Pontus, a region on the southeastern shores of... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | *póntos | — |