ponent/ˈpəʊnənt/EtymologyBorrowed from Italian ponente (“west”), ultimately from pōnēns, present participle of pōnō (“to place”).ponent means pertaining to the west, westerly. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.adjPertaining to the west, westerly.“Forth rush the Levant and the Ponent winds, Eurus and Zephyr”nounThe west; the area of the setting sun.