Where does “bamboche” come from?

bamboche (French) comes from French bambou, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Tamil வேம்பு, from Kannada ಬಂಬು, from Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu — neem tree.

bamboche (French): large marionette

Definitions

  1. large marionette

Ancestry of “bamboche”, step by step

bamboche traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French bambou

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbamboubamboo
2Portuguesebambubamboo
3Malaybambubamboo
4Tamilவேம்புbitterness (of taste)
5Kannadaಬಂಬುbamboo
6Proto-Dravidian*wēmpuneem tree

via Italian bamboccio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianbamboccioA chubby child, baby face; A rag doll; A...
2Italianbambonaive, foolish; child

Words derived from “bamboche”

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