Where does “pontic” come from?
pontic (English) comes from Latin pōns, from Latin fractus, from Latin frangere, from Latin frangō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.
pontic (English): A false tooth that forms part of a dental bridge;...
Definitions
- A false tooth that forms part of a dental bridge;...
Ancestry of “pontic”, step by step
pontic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin pōns
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |