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Where does “pone” come from?

Pone comes from Latin ponere, from Proto-Italic posnō, ultimately from Proto-Italic pozinō, a verb of placement or positioning.

pone (English): A writ in law used by the superior courts to...

Definitions

  1. A writ in law used by the superior courts to...

Ancestry of “pone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Powhatanapones—
2Proto-Algonquianapwa·nthing which has been baked or roasted

Words derived from “pone”

  • cornpone
Every word from Proto-Algonquian apwa·n →