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Pontius.

a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name", famously held by

7 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[ˈpɔn.ti.ʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈpɔn.t͡si.us]

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name", famously held by

    declension-2 · masculine · singular

  2. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name", famously held by: Pontius Pilatus

    declension-2 · masculine · singular
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *penkʷtós Proto-Italic *kʷenktos Oscan *ponto-bor. Latin Pontius Borrowed from Oscan *ponto-, itself from Proto-Italic *kʷenktos. Doublet of Quintus.

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