Where does “bombe” come from?

bombe (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from French bombé, from Italian bomba, from Italian bombo, from Latin bombus, from Ancient Greek βόμβος — any deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,...

bombe (Norwegian Bokmål): a bomb; a round spot in patterns; bombe

Definitions

  1. a bomb; a round spot in patterns; bombe

Ancestry of “bombe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbombérounded, convex; past participle of bomber
2Italianbombabomb
3Italianbombobumblebee; buzzing
4LatinbombusA buzz or humming sound
5Ancient Greekβόμβοςany deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,...

Words derived from “bombe”

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