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Where does “pónteh₁s” come from?

pónteh₁s (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European pent- — to pass; path.

pónteh₁s (Proto-Indo-European): path, road

Definitions

  1. path, road

Ancestry of “pónteh₁s”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path

Words derived from “pónteh₁s”

  • punt
  • pontiff
  • pontoon
  • pons
  • Pontus
  • pontificate
  • Hellespont
  • Pontefract
  • punter
  • pontifex
  • Propontis
  • pontic
  • pontification
  • pontage
  • Hellespontine
  • fondaco
  • pontificator
  • bonduc
  • Hellespontic
  • pontooning
  • pontooner
  • fonduk
  • Hellespontian
  • albondiga
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