Where does “Sturzkampfbomber” come from?
Sturzkampfbomber (German) comes from German Bomber, from English bomber, from English bombproof, from English -proof, from English proof, from Middle English proof, from Old French prove, from Latin proba — passed , crossed.
Sturzkampfbomber (German): dive bomber
Definitions
- dive bomber
Ancestry of “Sturzkampfbomber”, step by step
Sturzkampfbomber traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Bomber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Bomber | bomber aircraft designed to drop bombs |
| 2 | English | bomber | A military aircraft designed to carry and drop... |
| 3 | English | bombproof | Sufficiently strong to resist the effects of a... |
| 4 | English | -proof | Used to form adjectives denoting an impervious or... |
| 5 | English | proof | An effort, process, or operation designed to... |
| 6 | Middle English | proof | — |
| 7 | Old French | prove | — |
| 8 | Latin | proba | test, trial; proof, evidence |
| 9 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 10 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 11 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via German kampf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | kampf | struggle, battle, campaign, fight |
| 2 | Middle High German | kampf | — |
| 3 | Old High German | kampf | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kamp | field; battle |
| 5 | Latin | campus | Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂emp- | to bend; crooked; to bend, curve |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |