Where does “pontonowy” come from?
pontonowy (Polish) comes from Polish ponton, from French ponton, from Middle French ponton, from Old French ponton, from Latin pontō, from Latin pōns, from Latin fractus, from Latin frangere — to shine, shimmer.
pontonowy (Polish): raft, dinghy
Definitions
- raft, dinghy
Ancestry of “pontonowy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | ponton | raft, dinghy |
| 2 | French | ponton | pontoon |
| 3 | Middle French | ponton | — |
| 4 | Old French | ponton | — |
| 5 | Latin | pontō | ferryboat |
| 6 | Latin | pōns | A bridge, a construction or natural feature that spans a divide |
| 7 | Latin | fractus | broken, shattered, having been broken;... |
| 8 | Latin | frangere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | frangō | to break, shatter |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |