Etymology

pontile

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Today it means: Of or relating to the pons. Full definition →

Latin pont-
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The story

  1. Latin · derived frompont-“bridge”
  2. English todaypontile

From Latin pont- (“bridge”) + -ile (“tending to, capable of”).

Words from the same roots

Latinpōns all →

ponsPontefractPontypoolponticBipontpons asinorumpontalpontinalponto-

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