Where does “bombase” come from?

bombase (English) comes from Old French bombace, from Latin bombax, from Latin bombyx, from Ancient Greek βόμβυξ — silkworm; garment made of silk; deeptoned flute.

bombase (English): Cotton wool made from raw cotton, typically used as padding in clothing or as a stopper

Definitions

  1. Cotton wool made from raw cotton, typically used as padding in clothing or as a stopper

Ancestry of “bombase”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbombacecotton, cotton wadding
2Latinbombaxindeed! strange!
3Latinbombyxsilkworm
4Ancient Greekβόμβυξsilkworm; garment made of silk; deeptoned flute

Words derived from “bombase”

Every word from Ancient Greek βόμβυξ →Every word from Latin bombyx →Every word from Latin bombax →