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Where does “bombilō” come from?

bombilō (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek βομβυλιάζειν, from Ancient Greek βόμβος — any deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,...

Ancestry of “bombilō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβομβυλιάζειν—
2Ancient Greekβόμβοςany deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,...
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