Where does “pōns” come from?

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

pōns (Latin): A bridge, a construction or natural feature that spans a divide

Definitions

  1. A bridge, a construction or natural feature that spans a divide

Ancestry of “pōns”, step by step

pōns traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin fractus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfractusbroken, shattered, having been broken;...
2Latinfrangeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3Latinfrangōto break, shatter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

via Proto-Indo-European póntoh₁s

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpóntoh₁spath
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path

Words derived from “pōns”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- →Every word from Latin frangō →Every word from Latin frangere →