Where does “pons” come from?

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

pons (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 “pons”, step by step

pons 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 “pons

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ-