Where does “pondus” come from?

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

pondus (Latin): weight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a...

Definitions

  1. weight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a...

Ancestry of “pondus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicpondos—
2Proto-Indo-European(s)pénd-os—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

Words derived from “pondus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénd-os →Every word from Proto-Italic pondos →