Where does “Pontelandolfo” come from?

Pontelandolfo (Italian) comes from Italian ponte, from Latin pōns, from Latin fractus, from Latin frangere, from Latin frangō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

Ancestry of “Pontelandolfo”, step by step

Pontelandolfo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian ponte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpontebridge; deck; long weekend; a day which falls...
2LatinpōnsA bridge, a construction or natural feature that spans a divide
3Latinfractusbroken, shattered, having been broken;...
4Latinfrangeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
5Latinfrangōto break, shatter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

via Italian Landolfo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianLandolfo
2Proto-GermanicLandawulfaz
3Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ-