Where does “pompously” come from?
Pompously derives from English pompous plus the adverbial suffix -ly, from Old English -līċ (resembling, like), from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, ultimately from Latin pompa (procession, ceremony) and Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to go or move together.
pompously (English): In a pompous manner
Ancestry of “pompously”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |