Where does “lämpöydinpommi” come from?
lämpöydinpommi (Finnish) comes from Finnish ydinpommi, 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,...
lämpöydinpommi (Finnish): thermonuclear bomb
Definitions
- thermonuclear bomb
Ancestry of “lämpöydinpommi”, step by step
lämpöydinpommi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ydinpommi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ydinpommi | nuclear bomb |
| 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,... |