Where does “Pompeii” come from?

Pompeii derives from Oscan 𐌐𐌖𐌌𐌐𐌄, which comes from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe, a root associated with the number five.

Pompeii (English): A ruined Roman town in Italy, destroyed by Vesuvius (a volcano) in AD 79

Definitions

  1. A ruined Roman town in Italy, destroyed by Vesuvius (a volcano) in AD 79

Ancestry of “Pompeii”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinPompēiīPompeii a
2Oscan*pompefive
3Proto-Italickʷenkʷefive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

Words derived from “Pompeii”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe →Every word from Oscan *pompe →