Where does “pontão” come from?
pontão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese ponte, from Old Portuguese ponte, from Latin pōns, from Latin fractus, from Latin frangere, from Latin frangō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.
pontão (Portuguese): pontoon; small bridge
Ancestry of “pontão”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | ponte | bridge; bypass; long weekend; a day which falls... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | ponte | — |
| 3 | Latin | pōns | — |
| 4 | Latin | fractus | broken, shattered, having been broken;... |
| 5 | Latin | frangere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | frangō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |