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 Greek-ήsuffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension
8Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
9Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ή →Every word from Ancient Greek -ᾱ →