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Pompeii

pom·peii

UK/pɒmˈpeɪ(i)/ US/pɑːmˈpeɪ(i)/ uncommon

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Origin

Borrowed from Latin Pompeiī, of Oscan origin, from Oscan *pompe (“five”) + the Latin name-forming suffix -eiī, a reference to its five districts. Related to cinque, five, pimp (“five”), ponzu, punch (“beverage”), and sengi (“currency”).

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