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pons.

A bridge, a construction or natural feature that spans a divide.

4 characters1 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈpõːs]Classical-Latin[ˈpɔns]

  1. A bridge, a construction or natural feature that spans a divide.

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  2. deck

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Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *ponts, from Proto-Indo-European *póntoh₁s (“path, road”), from *pent- (“path”). Cognate with Sanskrit पन्था (pánthā-), Ancient Greek πόντος (póntos), Old Armenian հուն (hun, “riverbed”), Old English findan (English find), and Old Church Slavonic пѫть (pǫtĭ, “road”). Doublet of Pontus.

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