ponticulus
From LSJ
ἔνδον σκάπτε, ἔνδον ἡ πηγὴ τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ καὶ ἀεὶ ἀναβλύειν δυναμένη, ἐὰν ἀεὶ σκάπτῃς → Dig within. Within is the wellspring of Good; and it is always ready to bubble up, if you just dig | Look within. Within is the fountain of the good, and it will ever bubble up, if thou wilt ever dig.
Latin > English
ponticulus ponticuli N M :: little bridge
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
pontĭcŭlus: i, m.
dim. 1. pons,
I a little bridge, Cic. Tusc. 5, 20, 59; Cat. 17, 3; Col. 2, 2, 11; Suet. Caes. 31; Inscr. Murat. 598.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
pontĭcŭlus,¹⁴ ī, m. (pons), petit pont : Cic. Tusc. 5, 59.
Latin > German (Georges)
ponticulus, ī, m. (Demin. v. pons), die kleine Brücke, der kleine Steg, Catull. 17, 3. Colum. 2, 2, 11. Caes. bei Suet. Caes. 31, 2: p. ligneus, Cic. Tusc. 5, 59.
