Where does “poniente” come from?

poniente (Spanish) comes from Latin pōnēns, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō, from Proto-Italic sinō.

poniente (Spanish): west, western; setting; west

Definitions

  1. west, western; setting; west

Ancestry of “poniente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpōnēnsputting; placing
2Latinpōnōto place; to put; to lay
3Proto-Italicpoznō—
4Proto-Italicpozinō—
5Proto-Italicsinō—
Every word from Proto-Italic sinō →Every word from Proto-Italic pozinō →Every word from Proto-Italic poznō →