Where does “*pundus” come from?
*pundus (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin pondus, from Proto-Italic pondos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénd-os, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.
Ancestry of “*pundus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pondus | weight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | pondos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pénd-os | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |