pontificate

pontificate · noun¹

1. Latin · derived frompontificatus
2. English todaypontificate

From Latin pontificatus, from pontifex (“high priest”), from pons (“bridge”) + facere (“make”).

pontificate · verb²

1. Latin · derived frompontifex“high priest”
2. Medieval Latin · derived frompontificō
3. English todaypontificate

From the past participle stem of Medieval Latin pontificō, from Latin pontifex (“high priest”), from pons (“bridge”) + facere (“make”).

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