Where does “bom” come from?
bom (Indonesian) comes from Dutch bom, from Dutch atoombom, from Dutch atoom, from French atome, from Middle French athome, from Latin atomus, from Ancient Greek ἄτομος, from Ancient Greek ἀ- — together, one.
bom (Indonesian): bomb, an explosive device used or intended as a...
Definitions
- bomb, an explosive device used or intended as a...
Ancestry of “bom”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | bom | bomb; gas cylinder; flat-bottomed marine fishing... |
| 2 | Dutch | atoombom | atomic bomb |
| 3 | Dutch | atoom | An atom; A tiny bit |
| 4 | French | atome | atom; scrap, jot, iota, whit |
| 5 | Middle French | athome | atom |
| 6 | Latin | atomus | indivisible; an atom, particle incapable of being... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἄτομος | uncut; indivisible, not capable of being... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |