Where does “ontbommen” come from?
ontbommen (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,...
ontbommen (Dutch): to remove bombs
Definitions
- to remove bombs
Ancestry of “ontbommen”, step by step
ontbommen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch bom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bom | bomb; gas cylinder; flat-bottomed marine fishing... |
| 2 | French | bombé | rounded, convex; past participle of bomber |
| 3 | Italian | bomba | bomb |
| 4 | Italian | bombo | bumblebee; buzzing |
| 5 | Latin | bombus | A buzz or humming sound |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βόμβος | any deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,... |
via Dutch ont- -en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ont- -en | Forms transitive verbs from nouns, meaning "to remove (noun) from, to rid of (noun), to de-(noun)" |