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
- plural of pump; Third-person singular simple...
Ancestry of “pumps”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | pump | A device for moving or compressing a liquid or... |
| 2 | Middle English | pumpe | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | pumpe | pump; a pump |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | pompe | device for raising water, pump; pipe, water... |
Words derived from “pumps”