Where does “esbombar” come from?

esbombar (Catalan) comes from Catalan és, from Latin est, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.

esbombar (Catalan): to spread, to preach (a piece of news)

Definitions

  1. to spread, to preach (a piece of news)

Ancestry of “esbombar”, step by step

esbombar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan és

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanéshimself, herself, itself (direct or indirect object)
2Latinestthird-person singular present active indicative...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éstito be
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be

via Catalan bomba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanbombabomb; pump
2Catalanbombardabombard cannon
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁es-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éstiEvery word from Latin est