Etymology Explorer › Polish

Where does “pompa” come from?

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

Ancestry of “pompa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpompepump; push-up; Style of strumming, used...
2Latinpompaprocession, parade; pomp
3Ancient Greekπομπήa sending; a solemn procession; pomp
4Ancient Greek-ή—
5Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
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