Where does “ponderous” come from?
Ponderous comes from Latin ponderosus, meaning heavy or weighty, derived from ponderāre, to weigh.
ponderous (English): Heavy, massive, weighty; Serious, onerous,...
Definitions
- Heavy, massive, weighty; Serious, onerous,...
Ancestry of “ponderous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | ponderosus | heavy, weighty, ponderous |
| 2 | Latin | pondus | weight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | pondos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pénd-os | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |