Where does “grafiittipommi” come from?
grafiittipommi (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,...
grafiittipommi (Finnish): graphite bomb, blackout bomb weapon used to disable electrical grids
Definitions
- graphite bomb, blackout bomb weapon used to disable electrical grids
Ancestry of “grafiittipommi”, step by step
grafiittipommi 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 grafiitti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | grafiitti | graphite |