pompeii
‘an ancient city of southern Italy southeast of Naples’
Lexical development traced from Tamil root:
Osc. pompe ‘five’ < pawmp < penkwe- < Tamil aintu
pompeii
English words derived from Tamil aintu connoting ‘the number five’
pompeii
‘an ancient city of southern Italy southeast of Naples’
Lexical development traced from Tamil root:
Osc. pompe ‘five’ < pawmp < penkwe- < Tamil aintu
English words derived from Tamil aintu connoting ‘the number five’