Etymology of the English word pump
the English word
pumpderived from the Middle Dutch word
pumpederived from the Spanish word
bombaderived from the Latin word
bombus (buzzing; booming, deep sound)
derived from the Greek word
bombosDerivations in English
micropump,
pumper,
turbopump,
pumped,
pumpingCognates
Dutch
pomp, English
pomp, French
pomper, French
pompe, German
Pomp, German
Pumpe, German
pumpen, Icelandic
pumpa, Italian
pompare, Italian
pompa, Lithuanian
pumpuoti, Norwegian
pomp, Polish
pompować, Swedish
pomp, Swedish
pumpUsage
Word found in Modern English