Where does “bombaster” come from?
bombaster (English) comes from English bombast, from English bombase, from Old French bombace, from Latin bombax, from Latin bombyx, from Ancient Greek βόμβυξ — silkworm; garment made of silk; deeptoned flute.
bombaster (English): A bombastic speaker or writer
Definitions
- A bombastic speaker or writer
Ancestry of “bombaster”, step by step
bombaster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bombast
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bombast | Cotton, or cotton wool; Cotton, or any soft,... |
| 2 | English | bombase | Cotton wool made from raw cotton, typically used as padding in clothing or as a stopper |
| 3 | Old French | bombace | cotton, cotton wadding |
| 4 | Latin | bombax | indeed! strange! |
| 5 | Latin | bombyx | silkworm |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βόμβυξ | silkworm; garment made of silk; deeptoned flute |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |