Where does “Pompeius” come from?

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

Pompeius (Latin): of or relating to Pompeii, Pompeian

Definitions

  1. of or relating to Pompeii, Pompeian

Ancestry of “Pompeius”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Pompeius

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe