Where does “bombace” come from?

bombace (Old French) comes from Latin bombax, from Latin bombyx, from Ancient Greek βόμβυξ — silkworm; garment made of silk; deeptoned flute.

bombace (Old French): cotton, cotton wadding

Definitions

  1. cotton, cotton wadding

Ancestry of “bombace”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbombaxindeed! strange!
2Latinbombyxsilkworm
3Ancient Greekβόμβυξsilkworm; garment made of silk; deeptoned flute

Words derived from “bombace”

Every word from Ancient Greek βόμβυξ →Every word from Latin bombyx →Every word from Latin bombax →