Where does “bom” come from?
bom (Dutch) comes from French bombé, from Italian bomba, from Italian bombo, from Latin bombus, from Ancient Greek βόμβος — any deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,...
bom (Dutch): bomb; gas cylinder; flat-bottomed marine fishing...
Definitions
- bomb; gas cylinder; flat-bottomed marine fishing...
Ancestry of “bom”, step by step
bom traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French bombé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bombé | rounded, convex; past participle of bomber |
| 2 | Italian | bomba | bomb |
| 3 | Italian | bombo | bumblebee; buzzing |
| 4 | Latin | bombus | A buzz or humming sound |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βόμβος | any deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,... |
via Dutch bomschuit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bomschuit | flat-bottomed marine fishing boat |
| 2 | Dutch | bodemschuit | — |
via Middle Dutch bomme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | bomme | — |