Etymograph

English

ponticulus

Ponticulus comes from Latin ponticulus ‘diminutive of pōns: little bridge’, from Proto-Indo-European *póntoh₁s ‘path’, and ultimately from *pent-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pent-‘path’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*póntoh₁s‘path’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pontsreconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpōns‘a bridge, a construction or natural feature that spans a divide’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEponticulus‘diminutive of pōns: little bridge’
  6. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pent-‘path’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*póntoh₁s‘path’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pontsreconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpōns‘a bridge, a construction or natural feature that spans a divide’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEponticulus‘diminutive of pōns: little bridge’
  6. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *pent- ‘path’

find, path, patrol, pad, faze, 15 more

through Proto-Indo-European *póntoh₁s ‘path’

sputnik, 7 more

through Proto-Italic *ponts

pontifical, 6 more

through Latin pōns ‘a bridge, a construction or natural feature…’

punt, pons, pontoon, 6 more

Today it means

noun a ridge of cartilage on the eminentia conchae of the ear

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pent- / ponticulus

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