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- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénd-os →Every word from Proto-Italic pondos →