Where does “bombardieren” come from?

bombardieren (German) comes from French bombarder, from French bombarde, from Middle French bombarde, from Latin bombus, from Ancient Greek βόμβος — any deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,...

bombardieren (German): to bomb; to bombard

Definitions

  1. to bomb; to bombard

Ancestry of “bombardieren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbombarderto shell, blitz
2Frenchbombardebombard; a medieval primitive cannon used chiefly...
3Middle Frenchbombardea bombard, mortar, catapult"; also "a...
4LatinbombusA buzz or humming sound
5Ancient Greekβόμβοςany deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,...

Words derived from “bombardieren”

Every word from Ancient Greek βόμβος →Every word from Latin bombus →Every word from Middle French bombarde →