Where does “atombombe” come from?
atombombe (Danish) comes from Danish atom, from German Atom, from Latin atomus, from Ancient Greek ἄτομος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
atombombe (Danish): nuclear bomb, atomic bomb
Definitions
- nuclear bomb, atomic bomb
Ancestry of “atombombe”, step by step
atombombe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish atom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | atom | atom |
| 2 | German | Atom | atom |
| 3 | Latin | atomus | indivisible; an atom, particle incapable of being... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄτομος | uncut; indivisible, not capable of being... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |