Where does “pompist” come from?
pompist (Romanian) comes from Romanian pompă, from French pomper, from French pompe, from Latin pompa, from Ancient Greek πομπή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
pompist (Romanian): pumper
Definitions
- pumper
Ancestry of “pompist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | pompă | pump; pomp, showiness |
| 2 | French | pomper | to pump; To copy; To grow angrier as time goes... |
| 3 | French | pompe | pump; push-up; Style of strumming, used... |
| 4 | Latin | pompa | procession, parade; pomp |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πομπή | a sending; a solemn procession; pomp |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ή | suffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |