Etymology

pondus

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Today it means: An old English measure of weight, usually of wool, perhaps equal to 3 cloves. Full definition →

Latin pondus ← Proto-Italic *pondos
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*pondos
  2. Latinpondus
  3. English todaypondus

Borrowed from Latin pondus (“a weight”).

Words from the same roots

Latinpondus all →

kilopond

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