Etymograph

English

Pompey

Pompey comes from Latin Pompeius ‘of or relating to Pompeii, Pompeian’, from Proto-Italic *kʷenkʷe ‘five’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pénkʷe‘five’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kʷenkʷe‘five’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEPompeius‘of or relating to Pompeii, Pompeian’
  4. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Pompey
  5. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pénkʷe‘five’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kʷenkʷe‘five’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEPompeius‘of or relating to Pompeii, Pompeian’
  4. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Pompey
  5. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe ‘five’

five, fifth, finger, punch, fin, pentagon, pimp, quintet, quint, quine, 22 more

through Proto-Italic *kʷenkʷe ‘five’

cinque, 6 more

Another origin of Pompey

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentPompey
  2. Englishtodaysame form

From French Pompey; earliest attested name: Pompangio (896).

Today it means

name Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, a military and political leader of the late Roman Republic.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe / Pompey

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