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Where does “bombarder” come from?

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

bombarder (French): to shell, blitz

Definitions

  1. to shell, blitz

Ancestry of “bombarder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbombardebombard; a medieval primitive cannon used chiefly...
2Middle Frenchbombardea bombard, mortar, catapult"; also "a...
3LatinbombusA buzz or humming sound
4Ancient Greekβόμβοςany deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,...

Words derived from “bombarder”

  • bombardement
  • bombardier
  • Bombardierung
  • bombardieren
  • Bombardement
  • bombarderen
  • bombardement
  • bombardere
  • bombardíroz
  • bombardement
  • bombardement
  • bombardement
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