Where does “Atombombenabwurf” come from?
Atombombenabwurf (German) comes from German Bombenabwurf, from German Abwurf, from German abwerfen, from German ab-, from German AB, from Middle High German ab, from Old High German ab, from Proto-Germanic *ab.
Atombombenabwurf (German): atomic bombing
Definitions
- atomic bombing
Ancestry of “Atombombenabwurf”, step by step
Atombombenabwurf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Bombenabwurf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Bombenabwurf | bombing, bomb release act of dropping one or several bombs from an aircraft |
| 2 | German | Abwurf | airdrop act of dropping anything from an aircraft |
| 3 | German | abwerfen | To throw down, to let fall; To hit with the ball;... |
| 4 | German | ab- | Separable verb prefix that indicates removal or... |
| 5 | German | AB | Abbreviation of Anrufbeantworter; Abbreviation of... |
| 6 | Middle High German | ab | — |
| 7 | Old High German | ab | of |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |
via German Atombombe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Atombombe | atomic bomb, nuclear bomb |
| 2 | German | Atom | atom |
| 3 | Latin | atomus | indivisible; an atom, particle incapable of being... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄτομος | uncut; indivisible, not capable of being... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |