Where does “hormonenbom” come from?

hormonenbom (Dutch) comes from Dutch bom, from French bombé, from Italian bomba, from Italian bombo, from Latin bombus, from Ancient Greek βόμβος — any deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,...

hormonenbom (Dutch): Pejorative term for a person considered to behave...

Definitions

  1. Pejorative term for a person considered to behave...

Ancestry of “hormonenbom”, step by step

hormonenbom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch bom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbombomb; gas cylinder; flat-bottomed marine fishing...
2Frenchbombérounded, convex; past participle of bomber
3Italianbombabomb
4Italianbombobumblebee; buzzing
5LatinbombusA buzz or humming sound
6Ancient Greekβόμβοςany deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,...

via Dutch hormoon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhormoonhormone
2EnglishhormoneAny substance produced by one tissue and conveyed...
3Ancient Greekὁρμήviolent pressure, assault, force; first...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
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