Where does “ponent” come from?

ponent (English) comes from Italian ponente, from Latin pōnēns, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō, from Proto-Italic sinō.

ponent (English): the west; the area of the setting sun; pertaining...

Definitions

  1. the west; the area of the setting sun; pertaining...

Ancestry of “ponent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianponentewest; west wind; present participle of porre
2Latinpōnēnsputting; placing
3Latinpōnōto place; to put; to lay
4Proto-Italicpoznō—
5Proto-Italicpozinō—
6Proto-Italicsinō—
Every word from Proto-Italic sinō →Every word from Proto-Italic pozinō →Every word from Proto-Italic poznō →