Where does “bombaus” come from?
bombaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish bombata, from Finnish photobombata, from English photobomb, from English photo, from English photography, from French photographie, from Ancient Greek φωτο-, from Ancient Greek φῶς.
bombaus (Finnish): photobombing
Definitions
- photobombing
Ancestry of “bombaus”, step by step
bombaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish bombata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | bombata | To photo­bomb |
| 2 | Finnish | photobombata | To photobomb |
| 3 | English | photobomb | To unexpectedly appear in a photograph,... |
| 4 | English | photo | A photograph; A photo finish; To take a... |
| 5 | English | photography | The art and technology of producing images on... |
| 6 | French | photographie | photography; photograph |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | φωτο- | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | φῶς | Attic form of φᾰ́ος |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰáos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂os | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
via Finnish us
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | us | -ing |