Where does “bombardamento” come from?
bombardamento (Italian) comes from Italian bombardare, from Romanian bombardă, from French bombarder, from French bombarde, from Middle French bombarde, from Latin bombus, from Ancient Greek βόμβος — any deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,...
bombardamento (Italian): bombardment
Ancestry of “bombardamento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | bombardare | to bombard, to bomb, to fire |
| 2 | Romanian | bombardă | — |
| 3 | French | bombarder | to shell, blitz |
| 4 | French | bombarde | bombard; a medieval primitive cannon used chiefly... |
| 5 | Middle French | bombarde | a bombard, mortar, catapult"; also "a... |
| 6 | Latin | bombus | A buzz or humming sound |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βόμβος | any deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,... |