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

  1. Excessively pompous

Ancestry of “overpompous”, step by step

overpompous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pompous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpompousAffectedly grand, solemn or self-important
2Middle Englishpompous
3Old Frenchpompeux
4Late Latinpomposus
5Latinpompaprocession, parade; pomp
6Ancient Greekπομπήa sending; a solemn procession; pomp
7Ancient Greeksuffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension
8Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
9Proto-Indo-European-éh₂

via English over

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoverDiscontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;...
2Middle Englishoverriverbank, seashore, brink
3Old Englishōferriverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border
4Proto-West Germanicobarover, above
5Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂Every word from Ancient Greek Every word from Ancient Greek -ᾱ