Etymograph

English

Lepontii

Lepontii comes from Latin Lepontiī.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CELepontiī
  2. EnglishtodayLepontii

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CELepontiī
  2. EnglishtodayLepontii

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *pent- ‘to pass’

find, path, patrol, pad, faze, pontiff, pontifex, 14 more

through Proto-Indo-European *póntoh₁s ‘path’

sputnik, pons, pontoon, pontifical, 8 more

Today it means

name The Lepontii, an Alpine Celtic tribe, who dwelt in the valleys of the south side of the Alps, in roughly Switzerland.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin Lepontiī / Lepontii

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