Where does “pondero” come from?
pondero (Latin) comes from Latin pondus, from Proto-Italic pondos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénd-os, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.
pondero (Latin): I weigh; I ponder, reflect on, weigh up
Definitions
- I weigh; I ponder, reflect on, weigh up
Ancestry of “pondero”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | pondus | weight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | pondos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pénd-os | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |
Words derived from “pondero”