Where does “ponzu” come from?
ponzu (English) comes from Japanese ポン酢, from Japanese ポンス, from Dutch pons, from English Punch, from English puncheon, from Middle English punchoun, from Old French ponchon, from Latin punctiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
ponzu (English): A sour citrus-based sauce usually made from the...
Definitions
- A sour citrus-based sauce usually made from the...
Ancestry of “ponzu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | ポン酢 | ponzu: a sour citrus-based sauce usually made... |
| 2 | Japanese | ポンス | — |
| 3 | Dutch | pons | punch; Obsolete form of punch |
| 4 | English | Punch | — |
| 5 | English | puncheon | A figured stamp, die, or punch, used by... |
| 6 | Middle English | punchoun | — |
| 7 | Old French | ponchon | puncheon |
| 8 | Latin | punctiō | — |
| 9 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 10 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 11 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 12 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 13 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 14 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 15 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 16 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |