Words that come from Ancient Greek βόμβυξ

37 words across 11 languages descend from Ancient Greek βόμβυξ — including bombastic, bombast, bombazine, bombastically, bombastical, bombyx, bombykol, bombycinous.

See the etymology of βόμβυξ itself →

English (13)

Italian (6)

Latin (5)

Translingual (4)

Old French (2)

Late Latin (2)

Middle French (1)

French (1)

Portuguese (1)

Spanish (1)

Medieval Latin (1)

Words from Ancient Greek βόμβυξ — 37 descendants | Etymology Explorer