Etymology

pons

P3O1N1S1

Today it means: A bridge-like tissue connecting two parts of an organ. Full definition →

Latin pōns
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed frompōns“bridge”
  2. English todaypons

Borrowed from Latin pōns (“bridge”). Doublet of Pontus.

Words from the same roots

Latinpōns all →

PontefractPontypoolponticBipontpons asinorumpontalpontilepontinalponto-

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