Pontifex maximus pointed out that the term existed before there were any bridges in Rome and derived the word from Old Latin "pontis" (sic) meaning a powerful or absolute master, while others derived it from "potis facere" in the sense of "able to sacrifice". The last derivation is mentioned also by Varro, who rejected it, but it was the view of Pontifex Maximus Quintus Scaevola. Others have held that the word was originally "pompifex" (leader of public processions). The word "pons" originally meant "way" and "pontifex" would thus mean "maker of roads and bridges". Another opinion is that the word is a
Project be a part of wider programme management or an "ad hoc" structure. Note that open-source software "projects" (for example) may lack defined team-membership, precise planning and time-limited durations. The word "project" comes from the Latin word "projectum" from the Latin verb "proicere", "before an action" which in turn comes from "pro-", which denotes precedence, something that comes before something else in time (paralleling the Greek πρό) and "iacere", "to do". The word "project" thus originally meant "before an action". When the English language initially adopted the word, it referred to a plan of something, not to the act of actually