Where does “pomp” come from?

pomp (Icelandic) comes from Danish pomp, from German Pomp, from Middle High German pompe, from Old French pompe, from Latin pompa, from Ancient Greek πομπή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ.

pomp (Icelandic): ceremony, pomp

Definitions

  1. ceremony, pomp

Ancestry of “pomp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishpomppomp show of magnificence
2GermanPomppomp
3Middle High Germanpompe
4Old Frenchpompeextravagant ceremony; pomp
5Latinpompaprocession, parade; pomp
6Ancient Greekπομπήa sending; a solemn procession; pomp
7Ancient Greeksuffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension
8Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
9Proto-Indo-European-éh₂
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂Every word from Ancient Greek Every word from Ancient Greek -ᾱ
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