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Where does “bombasin” come from?
bombasin (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin bombyx, from Ancient Greek πάμβαξ — cotton.
Ancestry of “bombasin”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Medieval Latin
bombyx
silkworm
2
Ancient Greek
πάμβαξ
cotton
Words derived from “bombasin”
basin
Băzea
Băzești
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