Where does “pompier” come from?

pompier (English) comes from French pompier, from French -ier, from Middle French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

pompier (English): A pompier hook

Definitions

  1. A pompier hook

Ancestry of “pompier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpompierfireman, firefighter; blowjob
2French-ierused to form the names of trees bearing a...
3Middle French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;...
4Latin-ārefirst conjugation
5Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
6Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
9Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye
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