Where does “pont” come from?

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

pont (Old French): bridge

Definitions

  1. bridge

Ancestry of “pont”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpōnsA bridge, a construction or natural feature that spans a divide
2Latinfractusbroken, shattered, having been broken;...
3Latinfrangeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4Latinfrangōto break, shatter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

Words derived from “pont”

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