Pons, pontis (m), as every schoolboy should know, means bridge. Pons is a good example of how Latin is the source of so many words especially in the Romance languages. Below are the words for bridge in several languages:
French le pont (m)
Italian il ponte (m)
Portuguese ponte (f)
Spanish el puente (m)
Welsh pont (f)
Pons is also the source of various places name in Britain. For example, Pontypool in South Wales and Pontefract, which means broken bridge, in Yorkshire.
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