Where does “bom atom” come from?
bom atom (Malay) comes from Malay atom, from English atom, from Middle English attome, from Middle French athome, from Latin atomus, from Ancient Greek ἄτομος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə- — together, one.
bom atom (Malay): atomic bomb
Definitions
- atomic bomb
Ancestry of “bom atom”, step by step
bom atom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay atom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | atom | atom; atom, the smallest possible amount of... |
| 2 | English | atom | The smallest possible amount of matter which... |
| 3 | Middle English | attome | atom |
| 4 | Middle French | athome | atom |
| 5 | Latin | atomus | indivisible; an atom, particle incapable of being... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἄτομος | uncut; indivisible, not capable of being... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |