Where does “Kofferatombombe” come from?
Kofferatombombe (German) comes from German Atombombe, from German Atom, from Latin atomus, from Ancient Greek ἄτομος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
Kofferatombombe (German): suitcase nuke
Definitions
- suitcase nuke
Ancestry of “Kofferatombombe”, step by step
Kofferatombombe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |