Where does “ponei” come from?
ponei (Romanian) comes from French poney, from English poney, from English pony, from Scots powny, from Middle French poulenet, from Latin pullanus, from Latin pullus, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós — pale, gray.
ponei (Romanian): pony
Definitions
- pony
Ancestry of “ponei”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | poney | pony |
| 2 | English | poney | Archaic form of pony |
| 3 | English | pony | A small horse; specifically, any of several small... |
| 4 | Scots | powny | pony |
| 5 | Middle French | poulenet | little foal |
| 6 | Latin | pullanus | young of an animal |
| 7 | Latin | pullus | A young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | polHwós | pale, gray |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pelH- | pale, gray |