Where does “pónte” come from?

pónte (Venetian) comes from Latin pons, from Proto-Indo-European pónteh₁s, from Proto-Indo-European pent- — to pass; path.

pónte (Venetian): bridge

Definitions

  1. bridge

Ancestry of “pónte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinponsA bridge, a construction or natural feature that...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpónteh₁spath, road
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pónteh₁s →Every word from Latin pons →