Where does “pommittaja” come from?
pommittaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish pommittaa, 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,...
pommittaja (Finnish): bomber
Ancestry of “pommittaja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | pommittaa | To bomb; To bombard |
| 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,... |
Words derived from “pommittaja”