Where does “atoombom” come from?
atoombom (Dutch) comes from Dutch atoom, from French atome, from Middle French athome, from Latin atomus, from Ancient Greek ἄτομος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- — together, one.
atoombom (Dutch): atomic bomb
Definitions
- atomic bomb
Ancestry of “atoombom”, step by step
atoombom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch atoom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | atoom | An atom; A tiny bit |
| 2 | French | atome | atom; scrap, jot, iota, whit |
| 3 | Middle French | athome | atom |
| 4 | Latin | atomus | indivisible; an atom, particle incapable of being... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἄτομος | uncut; indivisible, not capable of being... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |