Preponderant
/prɪˈpɒn.dər.ənt/noun
Having greater force, influence, or weight than something else.
Did you know?Preponderant comes from Latin *ponderare* (“to weigh”), the same root that gave English *ponder* and *compass* via the idea of balancing weight, not just thinking deeply.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*pend-
“to hang; to weigh”
Latin
Latin
pondus
“a weight”
Latin
Latin
ponderāre
“to weigh, consider carefully”
Latin
Latin
praeponderāns
“weighing more; outweighing”
Middle French
Old French
prépondérant
“outweighing; having greater influence”
Modern English
English
preponderant
“having greater force, influence, or weight”