Where does “trombe” come from?
trombe (French) comes from Italian tromba, from Frankish trumba — trumpet, pipe; trumpet.
trombe (French): waterspout
Ancestry of “trombe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | tromba | trumpet; horn; bugler |
| 2 | Frankish | trumba | trumpet, pipe; trumpet |