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Where does “pompo” come from?

pompo (Latin) comes from Latin pompa, from Ancient Greek πομπή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

pompo (Latin): I act pompously

Definitions

  1. I act pompously

Ancestry of “pompo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpompaprocession, parade; pomp
2Ancient Greekπομπήa sending; a solemn procession; pomp
3Ancient Greek-ή—
4Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “pompo”

  • pompatus
  • pomper
  • pompans
  • pompaturus
  • pompandus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →