Where does “atomipommi” come from?
atomipommi (Finnish) comes from Finnish pommi, from Swedish bomb, from French bombé, from Italian bomba, from Italian bombo, from Latin bombus, from Ancient Greek βόμβος — any deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,...
atomipommi (Finnish): atomic bomb, A-bomb
Definitions
- atomic bomb, A-bomb
Ancestry of “atomipommi”, step by step
atomipommi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pommi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pommi | bomb |
| 2 | Swedish | bomb | a bomb |
| 3 | French | bombé | rounded, convex; past participle of bomber |
| 4 | Italian | bomba | bomb |
| 5 | Italian | bombo | bumblebee; buzzing |
| 6 | Latin | bombus | A buzz or humming sound |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βόμβος | any deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,... |
via Finnish atomi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | atomi | atom; atomic |
| 2 | Latin | atomus | indivisible; an atom, particle incapable of being... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄτομος | uncut; indivisible, not capable of being... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |