Where does “pump” come from?
Pump comes from Middle Dutch pompe, from Latin pompa meaning procession, from Ancient Greek πομπή derived from πέμπω meaning to send, with the feminine agent noun suffix -ᾱ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂.
pump (English): A device for moving or compressing a liquid or...
Definitions
- A device for moving or compressing a liquid or...
Ancestry of “pump”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | pumpe | — |
| 2 | Middle Low German | pumpe | pump; a pump |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | pompe | device for raising water, pump; pipe, water... |
Words derived from “pump”