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
- the west; the area of the setting sun; pertaining...
Ancestry of “ponent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | ponente | west; west wind; present participle of porre |
| 2 | Latin | pōnēns | — |
| 3 | Latin | pōnō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | poznō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pozinō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | sinō | — |