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

  1. dive bomber

Ancestry of “Sturzkampfbomber”, step by step

Sturzkampfbomber traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Bomber

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBomberbomber aircraft designed to drop bombs
2EnglishbomberA military aircraft designed to carry and drop...
3EnglishbombproofSufficiently strong to resist the effects of a...
4English-proofUsed to form adjectives denoting an impervious or...
5EnglishproofAn effort, process, or operation designed to...
6Middle Englishproof
7Old Frenchprove
8Latinprobatest, trial; proof, evidence
9Latinprobāre
10Latinprobōto approve, permit, commend
11LatinProbusgood, serviceable, excellent, superior, able
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-bhwo-being in front, prominent
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
15Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
16Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German kampf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankampfstruggle, battle, campaign, fight
2Middle High Germankampf
3Old High Germankampf
4Proto-West Germanickampfield; battle
5LatincampusOpen flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
7Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve

via German sturz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansturzfall
2Old High Germansturz
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós