See Also: pontac(dictionary)

as-(1) (iou) and pontac (iou)


as-(1) (iou)



as- prefix1 (not productive).
Assim. form of Latin AD- before s. In Old French, Latin ass- was reduced to as-, which appears in Middle English adoptions, but in later French, and hence in English, ass- was restored by Latinization, as assent, assign, etc.

pontac (iou)



pontac noun. L17.
[French (see below).]
A sweet Wine from Pontac, Basses Pyrenees, southern France. Also (Hist.), a South African fortified Wine made with grapes from Pontac.