Etymology of the Latin word pondus
the Latin word
pondus (weight, burden, impediment)
derived from the Latin word
pendere (hang, hang down; depend; weigh out; pay, pay out)
Derivations in Latin
ponderare,
ponderosusDerivations in other languages
French
pondéral, Italian
ponderario, Italian
pondo, Portuguese
ponderal, Romanian
pondere, Spanish
centipondio, Spanish
kilopondio