Etymograph

English

dupondius

Dupondius comes from Latin pondus ‘weight’, and goes back to Proto-Italic *pondos.

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pondos1reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpondus1‘weight’
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdupondius2
  4. Englishtodaydupondius2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin dupondius
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English dupondius

Lineage

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pondosWiktionary, Latin dupondiusreconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpondusWiktionary, Latin dupondius‘weight’
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdupondiusWiktionary, English dupondius
  4. EnglishtodaydupondiusWiktionary, English dupondius

Linked words

through Proto-Italic *pondos

ponderosa, ponderous, 4 more

through Latin pondus ‘weight’

penny, pound, ponder, 10 more

Today it means

noun A bronze coin minted during the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire, equal to two asses.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “dupondius”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Latin dupondius. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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