Where does “bombarde” come from?

bombarde (French) comes from Middle French bombarde, from Latin bombus, from Ancient Greek βόμβος — any deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,...

bombarde (French): bombard; a medieval primitive cannon used chiefly...

Definitions

  1. bombard; a medieval primitive cannon used chiefly...

Ancestry of “bombarde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchbombardea bombard, mortar, catapult"; also "a...
2LatinbombusA buzz or humming sound
3Ancient Greekβόμβοςany deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,...

Words derived from “bombarde”

Every word from Ancient Greek βόμβος →Every word from Latin bombus →Every word from Middle French bombarde →