Where does “Pompēiī” come from?

Pompēiī (Latin) comes from Oscan *pompe, from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

Pompēiī (Latin): Pompeii a

Definitions

  1. Pompeii a

Ancestry of “Pompēiī”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Oscan*pompefive
2Proto-Italickʷenkʷefive
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

Words derived from “Pompēiī”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe →Every word from Oscan *pompe →