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Where does “yarn bombing” come from?

yarn bombing (English) comes from English bombing, from English bomb, from French bombé, from Italian bomba, from Italian bombo, from Latin bombus, from Ancient Greek βόμβος — any deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,...

yarn bombing (English): A form of graffiti or street art that employs...

Definitions

  1. A form of graffiti or street art that employs...

Ancestry of “yarn bombing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbombingThe action of dropping bombs from the air; The...
2EnglishbombAn explosive device used or intended as a weapon;...
3Frenchbombérounded, convex; past participle of bomber
4Italianbombabomb
5Italianbombobumblebee; buzzing
6LatinbombusA buzz or humming sound
7Ancient Greekβόμβοςany deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,...
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