Where does “bombing” come from?

Bombing comes from English bomb, from French bombe, from Italian bomba, from Latin bombus, from Ancient Greek βόμβος meaning a deep sound or humming noise.

bombing (English): The action of dropping bombs from the air; The...

Definitions

  1. The action of dropping bombs from the air; The...

Ancestry of “bombing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbombAn explosive device used or intended as a weapon;...
2Frenchbombérounded, convex; past participle of bomber
3Italianbombabomb
4Italianbombobumblebee; buzzing
5LatinbombusA buzz or humming sound
6Ancient Greekβόμβοςany deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,...

Words derived from “bombing”

Every word from Ancient Greek βόμβος →Every word from Latin bombus →Every word from Italian bombo →