Where does “bomber” come from?

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

bomber (French): to bulge; to cower, to bend; to move, walk...

Definitions

  1. to bulge; to cower, to bend; to move, walk...

Ancestry of “bomber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbombérounded, convex; past participle of bomber
2Italianbombabomb
3Italianbombobumblebee; buzzing
4LatinbombusA buzz or humming sound
5Ancient Greekβόμβοςany deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,...

Words derived from “bomber”

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