Where does “overpompous” come from?
overpompous (English) comes from English pompous, from Middle English pompous, from Old French pompeux, from Late Latin pomposus, from Latin pompa, from Ancient Greek πομπή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ.
overpompous (English): Excessively pompous
Definitions
- Excessively pompous
Ancestry of “overpompous”, step by step
overpompous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pompous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pompous | Affectedly grand, solemn or self-important |
| 2 | Middle English | pompous | — |
| 3 | Old French | pompeux | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | pomposus | — |
| 5 | Latin | pompa | procession, parade; pomp |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πομπή | a sending; a solemn procession; pomp |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ή | suffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via English over
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | over | Discontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;... |
| 2 | Middle English | over | riverbank, seashore, brink |
| 3 | Old English | ōfer | riverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | obar | over, above |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |