Where does “pontificator” come from?
pontificator (English) comes from English pontificate, from Latin pontificatus, from Latin pontifex, from Latin pōns, from Latin fractus, from Latin frangere, from Latin frangō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.
pontificator (English): One who pontificates
Ancestry of “pontificator”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | pontificate | The status or term of office of a pontiff or... |
| 2 | Latin | pontificatus | pontificate |
| 3 | Latin | pontifex | a high priest, State minister in ancient Rome; a... |
| 4 | Latin | pōns | — |
| 5 | Latin | fractus | broken, shattered, having been broken;... |
| 6 | Latin | frangere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | frangō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |