Where does “Pompeyo” come from?

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

Pompeyo (Spanish): Pompey Roman dude

Definitions

  1. Pompey Roman dude

Ancestry of “Pompeyo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinPompeiusof or relating to Pompeii, Pompeian
2Oscan*pompefive
3Proto-Italickʷenkʷefive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷenkʷe →Every word from Oscan *pompe →