Where does “häivepommikone” come from?
häivepommikone (Finnish) comes from Finnish pommikone, 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,...
Ancestry of “häivepommikone”, step by step
häivepommikone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pommikone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pommikone | bomber |
| 2 | Finnish | pommi | bomb |
| 3 | Swedish | bomb | a bomb |
| 4 | French | bombé | rounded, convex; past participle of bomber |
| 5 | Italian | bomba | bomb |
| 6 | Italian | bombo | bumblebee; buzzing |
| 7 | Latin | bombus | A buzz or humming sound |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βόμβος | any deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,... |