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Where does “bombéthie” come from?

bombéthie (Norman) comes from Norman bomber, from English bomb, from French bombé, from Italian bomba, from Italian bombo, from Latin bombus, from Ancient Greek βόμβος — any deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,...

bombéthie (Norman): gerund of bomber; bombing

Definitions

  1. gerund of bomber; bombing

Ancestry of “bombéthie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Normanbomberto bomb
2EnglishbombAn explosive device used or intended as a weapon;...
3Frenchbombérounded, convex; past participle of bomber
4Italianbombabomb
5Italianbombobumblebee; buzzing
6LatinbombusA buzz or humming sound
7Ancient Greekβόμβοςany deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,...
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