Where does “pumps” come from?

Pumps derives from English pump, which comes from Middle Dutch pompe, from Latin pompa meaning procession or display, from Ancient Greek πομπή derived from the verb πέμπω meaning to send.

pumps (English): plural of pump; Third-person singular simple...

Definitions

  1. plural of pump; Third-person singular simple...

Ancestry of “pumps”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpumpA device for moving or compressing a liquid or...
2Middle Englishpumpe
3Middle Low Germanpumpepump; a pump
4Middle Dutchpompedevice for raising water, pump; pipe, water...

Words derived from “pumps

Every word from Middle Dutch pompe