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Pontia
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Latin
Alternative forms
la Pontiae
Etymology
Possible etymologies include:
From an elliptic form of la Īnsula Pontia isle of bridges, from la pōns -ius bridge, with the name ascribed due to the abundance of natural arches and bridges.
Borrowed from la grc πόντιος of the sea.
Pronunciation
Pontia
Proper noun
Pontia<1>
The most considerable island of the Pontine Islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea, now Ponza
Declension
Pontia<1>
References
Pontia Pontia2
la Islands