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Where does “Pomponius” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Pomponius”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Pomponius”

  • Πομπώνιος
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →