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
- a bomb; a round spot in patterns; bombe
Ancestry of “bombe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | bombé | rounded, convex; past participle of bomber |
| 2 | Italian | bomba | bomb |
| 3 | Italian | bombo | bumblebee; buzzing |
| 4 | Latin | bombus | A buzz or humming sound |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βόμβος | any deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,... |
Words derived from “bombe”