Where does “ponderability” come from?
ponderability (English) comes from English ponderable, from English ponder, from Latin pondus, from Proto-Italic pondos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénd-os, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.
ponderability (English): The fact of having a detectable weight or mass;...
Definitions
- The fact of having a detectable weight or mass;...
Ancestry of “ponderability”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ponderable | Having a detectable amount of matter; having a... |
| 2 | English | ponder | To wonder, think of deeply |
| 3 | Latin | pondus | weight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | pondos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pénd-os | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |