Where does “bombé” come from?

bombé (French) comes from Italian bomba, from Italian bombo, from Latin bombus, from Ancient Greek βόμβος — any deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,...

bombé (French): rounded, convex; past participle of bomber

Definitions

  1. rounded, convex; past participle of bomber

Ancestry of “bombé”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbombabomb
2Italianbombobumblebee; buzzing
3LatinbombusA buzz or humming sound
4Ancient Greekβόμβοςany deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,...

Words derived from “bombé”

Every word from Ancient Greek βόμβος →Every word from Latin bombus →Every word from Italian bombo →