Etymology

pontifex

pon·ti·fex
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Today it means: A pontiff, state minister, or high priest, in Ancient Rome. Full definition →

Latin pontifex
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The story

  1. Latin · learned borrowing frompontifex
  2. English todaypontifex

Learned borrowing from Latin pontifex. Doublet of pontiff.

Words from the same roots

Latinpontifex all →

pontiffpontificate

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