Etymology

Pontypool

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Today it means: A town in Torfaen borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO2900). Full definition →

Welsh Pont-y-pŵl ← Latin pōns ← English pool
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The story

  1. English · derived frompool
  2. Latin · derived frompōns“bridge”
  3. Welsh · derived fromPont-y-pŵl
  4. English todayPontypool

From Welsh Pont-y-pŵl. From pont y pŵl (literally “bridge of the pool”), from Latin pōns (“bridge”) and English pool.

Words from the same roots

Latinpōns all →

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