Where does “pomp” come from?

Pomp comes from Old French pompe, from Latin pompa, from Ancient Greek πομπή, derived from the verb πέμπω meaning to send or conduct, with the feminine agent noun suffix -ᾱ ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂.

pomp (English): Show of magnificence; parade; display; power; A...

Definitions

  1. Show of magnificence; parade; display; power; A...

Ancestry of “pomp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpompeextravagant ceremony; pomp
2Latinpompaprocession, parade; pomp
3Ancient Greekπομπήa sending; a solemn procession; pomp
4Ancient Greek-ήsuffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension
5Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ή →Every word from Ancient Greek -ᾱ →