Pompeii
Meanings
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- A ruined Roman town in Italy, destroyed by Vesuvius (a volcano) in AD 79.
- A city and commune in the Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Pompeiī, of Oscan origin, from Oscan 𐌐𐌖𐌌𐌐𐌄 (pumpe, “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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