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Etymology of the English word pontific

the English word pontific

using the English suffix -ic

derived from the English word pontiff

derived from the French word pontife

derived from the Old French word pontif

derived from the Latin word pontifex (high priest, pontiff)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pent-