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Where does “Pompeius” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Pompeius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Oscan*pompe—
2Proto-Italickʷenkʷefive
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

Words derived from “Pompeius”

  • Pompey
  • Pamplona
  • Pamplonan
  • Pompeiopolis
  • Laus Pompeia
  • Pamplona
  • Pompeu
  • Πομπήϊος
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