Where does “pondo” come from?

pondo (Late Latin) comes from Latin pondus, from Proto-Italic pondos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénd-os, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

pondo (Late Latin): by weight, in weight

Definitions

  1. by weight, in weight

Ancestry of “pondo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpondusweight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a...
2Proto-Italicpondos
3Proto-Indo-European(s)pénd-os
4Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénd-osEvery word from Proto-Italic pondos