Latin

pondus

‘weight’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin pondus.

14 English words in this record descend from Latin pondus, most familiar first.

• pound ← pund ← *pund ← *pundą ← pondō
• penny ← peny ← peniġ ← *panning ← *panningaz
• ponder ← ponderen ← ponderer ← ponderāre
• ponderosa ← ponderosus
• ponderous ← ponderōsus
• preponderant ← praeponderāns ← praeponderō ← pondero
• preponderate ← praeponderatus ← praeponderō ← pondero
• dupondius
• fening ← Pfennig ← pfennic ← pfending ← *panning
• kilopond
• pondus
• ponderal ← ponderālis

More words from pondus

• ponderance
• preponderation

Etymograph / Latin pondus