Where does “bulb” come from?

bulb (Catalan) comes from Latin bulbus, from Ancient Greek βολβός — bulb of various plants, especially onion; tassel...

bulb (Catalan): bulb bulb-shaped root of a plant

Definitions

  1. bulb bulb-shaped root of a plant

Ancestry of “bulb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbulbusbulb
2Ancient Greekβολβόςbulb of various plants, especially onion; tassel...
Every word from Ancient Greek βολβός →Every word from Latin bulbus →