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Etymology of the English word pump

the English word pump
derived from the Middle Dutch word pumpe
derived from the Spanish word bomba
derived from the Latin word bombus (buzzing; booming, deep sound)
derived from the Greek word bombos

Derivations in English

micropump, pumper, turbopump, pumped, pumping

Cognates

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 pump

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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