Where does “pomposo” come from?

pomposo (Italian) comes from Late Latin pomposus, from Latin pompa, from Ancient Greek πομπή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

pomposo (Italian): magnificent, grand, stately; self-important,...

Definitions

  1. magnificent, grand, stately; self-important,...

Ancestry of “pomposo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinpomposus
2Latinpompaprocession, parade; pomp
3Ancient Greekπομπήa sending; a solemn procession; pomp
4Ancient Greeksuffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension
5Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₂

Words derived from “pomposo

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂Every word from Ancient Greek Every word from Ancient Greek -ᾱ