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Where does “pomposus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “pomposus”, 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—
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