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
Vulgar Latin vocabulary or evolved forms of "tōtus" (originally "entire") for a similar meaning; Occitan/Portuguese/Spanish " cada" 'each, every', "tudo"/"todo" in Portuguese, "todo" in Spanish, "tot" in Catalan, "tout" in French and "tot" in Romanian. The plural "tutti" in Italian means "all, every" and can overlap in meaning with "ogni" ("ogni giorno" and "tutti i giorni" both mean "every day"), and the singular "tutto" still means "entire" as well as "all". Sometimes a Classical Latin word appears in a Romance language alongside the equivalent Vulgar Latin word: classical "caput", "head", and vulgar "testa" (originally "pot") in Italian, French and Catalan. In Romanian "cap"