Where does “pondian” come from?

pondian (English) comes from English pond, from Middle English pond, from Old English pond, from Old English pund, from Proto-Germanic *pund, from Proto-Germanic pundą, from Latin pondus, from Proto-Italic pondos — to stretch.

pondian (English): Pertaining to differences between English as spoken in the United Kingdom and the United States and or Canada

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to differences between English as spoken in the United Kingdom and the United States and or Canada

Ancestry of “pondian”, step by step

pondian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pond

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpondAn inland body of standing water, either natural...
2Middle Englishpond
3Old Englishpond
4Old Englishpundpound
5Proto-Germanic*pund
6Proto-Germanicpundąpound
7Latinpondusweight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a...
8Proto-Italicpondos
9Proto-Indo-European(s)pénd-os
10Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

via English ian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishian
2IrishEoinJohn any of several people in the Bible
3Old IrishIohainJohn apostle
4LatinIōannēsJohn biblical persons
5Ancient GreekἸωάννης
6HebrewיוחנןYahweh is gracious
7Hebrewחנוןgracious, merciful, compassionate; passive...
8Moroccan Arabicخنونةmucus, snot
9Arabicخُنَّة
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend-