Where does “bombax” come from?

bombax (Late Latin) comes from Latin bombyx, from Ancient Greek βόμβυξ — silkworm; garment made of silk; deeptoned flute.

bombax (Late Latin): cotton; indeed! strange!

Definitions

  1. cotton; indeed! strange!

Ancestry of “bombax”, step by step

bombax traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin bombyx

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbombyxsilkworm
2Ancient Greekβόμβυξsilkworm; garment made of silk; deeptoned flute

via Ancient Greek βομβάξ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβομβάξprodigious
Every word from Ancient Greek βόμβυξ →Every word from Latin bombyx →