Latin word pondus comes from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pen-
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*(s)pen- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | to pull, stretch, spin |
*pondos | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | |
pondus | Latin (lat) | (of character) firmness, constancy. Consequence, importance. Heaviness, weight of a body. Load, burden. Quantity, number, multitude. Weight. Weight of a pound. |