Where does “bomber” come from?

bomber (Norman) comes 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,...

bomber (Norman): to bomb

Definitions

  1. to bomb

Ancestry of “bomber”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bomber”

Every word from Ancient Greek βόμβος →Every word from Latin bombus →Every word from Italian bombo →