Where does “ponzu” come from?
ponzu (Spanish) comes from Japanese ポン酢, from Japanese ポンス, from Dutch pons, from English Punch, from English puncheon, from Middle English punchoun, from Old French ponchon, from Latin punctiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
ponzu (Spanish): ponzu
Definitions
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Ancestry of “ponzu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | ポン酢 | ponzu: a sour citrus-based sauce usually made... |
| 2 | Japanese | ポンス | — |
| 3 | Dutch | pons | punch; Obsolete form of punch |
| 4 | English | Punch | A glove puppet who is the main character used in a Punch and Judy show |
| 5 | English | puncheon | A figured stamp, die, or punch, used by... |
| 6 | Middle English | punchoun | — |
| 7 | Old French | ponchon | puncheon |
| 8 | Latin | punctiō | puncture, pricking |
| 9 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 10 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 11 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 12 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 13 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 14 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 15 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 16 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |