pomp.
pump (device for moving liquid or gas)
Meaning & usage
pump (device for moving liquid or gas)
clipping of pompstation (“petrol station, gas station”)
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch pompe, probably of imitative origin, similar to Middle Low German pumpen (“to stir water with a stick”). There may have been influence from Spanish bomba (“water pump”), itself ultimately of onomatopoeic origin. Compare bom (“bomb”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.