Where does “bombarda” come from?

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

bombarda (Latin): cannon (of medieval times), bombard

Definitions

  1. cannon (of medieval times), bombard

Ancestry of “bombarda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchbombardea bombard, mortar, catapult"; also "a...
2LatinbombusA buzz or humming sound
3Ancient Greekβόμβοςany deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,...
Every word from Ancient Greek βόμβος →Every word from Latin bombus →Every word from Middle French bombarde →
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