English
Pontyates
Pontyates comes from Welsh pont ‘bridge’, from Proto-Indo-European *póntoh₁s ‘path, road’, and ultimately from *pent-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pent-‘path’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*póntoh₁s‘path, road’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pontsreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEponsas pōns‘a bridge, a construction or natural feature that spans a divide’
- Proto-Brythonicc. 100 BCE–500 CE*pont‘bridge’reconstructed
- Old Welshc. 800–1150pont
- Middle Welshc. 1150–1500same form
- Welshc. 1500–presentsame form‘bridge’
- EnglishtodayPontyates
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pent-‘path’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*póntoh₁s‘path, road’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pontsreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEponsas pōns‘a bridge, a construction or natural feature that spans a divide’
- Proto-Brythonicc. 100 BCE–500 CE*pont‘bridge’reconstructed
- Old Welshc. 800–1150pont
- Middle Welshc. 1150–1500same form
- Welshc. 1500–presentsame form‘bridge’
- EnglishtodayPontyates
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *pent- ‘path’
find, path, pad, patrol, faze, pontiff, pontifex, 14 more
through Proto-Indo-European *póntoh₁s ‘path, road’
through Proto-Italic *ponts
through Latin pons ‘a bridge, a construction or natural feature…’
Today it means
name A long village in Llangyndeyrn community and Llanelli Rural community, Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN4608).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pent- / Pontyates