Where does “Bombardierung” come from?
Bombardierung (German) comes from German bombardieren, from French bombarder, from French bombarde, from Middle French bombarde, from Latin bombus, from Ancient Greek βόμβος — any deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,...
Bombardierung (German): bombing
Definitions
- bombing
Ancestry of “Bombardierung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | bombardieren | to bomb; to bombard |
| 2 | French | bombarder | to shell, blitz |
| 3 | French | bombarde | bombard; a medieval primitive cannon used chiefly... |
| 4 | Middle French | bombarde | a bombard, mortar, catapult"; also "a... |
| 5 | Latin | bombus | A buzz or humming sound |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βόμβος | any deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,... |