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Etymology of the Latin word pontifex

the Latin word pontifex (high priest, pontiff)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pent-

Derivations in Latin

pontificalis, pontificatus

Derivations in other languages

English pontifex, French pontif, Portuguese pontífice, Romanian pontifice, Spanish pontífice



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