Where does “bombarda” come from?

bombarda (Polish) comes from French bombarde, from Middle French bombarde, from Latin bombus, from Ancient Greek βόμβος — any deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,...

bombarda (Polish): bombard

Definitions

  1. bombard

Ancestry of “bombarda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbombardebombard; a medieval primitive cannon used chiefly...
2Middle Frenchbombardea bombard, mortar, catapult"; also "a...
3LatinbombusA buzz or humming sound
4Ancient Greekβόμβοςany deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,...
Every word from Ancient Greek βόμβος →Every word from Latin bombus →Every word from Middle French bombarde →