English
Pompeji
Pompeji comes from Latin Pompeji, and goes back to Oscan *pompe ‘five’.
- Oscanmodern*pompe‘five’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEPompeji
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Oscanmodern*pompe‘five’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEPompeji
- Englishtodaysame form
The story
Borrowed from Latin Pompeji, from Oscan *pompe (‘five’), a reference to its five districts.
Every English word from Oscan *pompe
Today it means
name —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Oscan *pompe / Pompeji