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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

  1. A bridge-like tissue connecting two parts of an...

Ancestry of “pons”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpōns—
2Latinfractusbroken, shattered, having been broken;...
3Latinfrangeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4Latinfrangō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

Words derived from “pons”

  • hemipons
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- →