Where does “pons” come from?
Pons comes from Latin pons, from Proto-Indo-European pónteh₁s, derived from the Proto-Indo-European root pent-.
pons (English): A bridge-like tissue connecting two parts of an...
Definitions
- A bridge-like tissue connecting two parts of an...
Ancestry of “pons”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | pōns | A bridge, a construction or natural feature that spans a divide |
| 2 | Latin | fractus | broken, shattered, having been broken;... |
| 3 | Latin | frangere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Latin | frangō | to break, shatter |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |
Words derived from “pons”