Where does “pons” come from?
pons (Indonesian) comes from Dutch pons, from English Punch, from English puncheon, from Middle English punchoun, from Old French ponchon, from Latin punctiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
pons (Indonesian): punch
Definitions
- punch
Ancestry of “pons”, step by step
pons traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch pons
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | pons | punch; Obsolete form of punch |
| 2 | English | Punch | A glove puppet who is the main character used in a Punch and Judy show |
| 3 | English | puncheon | A figured stamp, die, or punch, used by... |
| 4 | Middle English | punchoun | — |
| 5 | Old French | ponchon | puncheon |
| 6 | Latin | punctiō | puncture, pricking |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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 |