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Where does “bomba” come from?

bomba (Portuguese) comes from Italian bomba, from Italian bombo, from Latin bombus, from Ancient Greek βόμβος — any deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,...

bomba (Portuguese): bomb; pump

Definitions

  1. bomb; pump

Ancestry of “bomba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbombabomb
2Italianbombobumblebee; buzzing
3LatinbombusA buzz or humming sound
4Ancient Greekβόμβοςany deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,...

Words derived from “bomba”

  • bombar
  • carro-bomba
  • bombear
  • bombeiro
  • बंबा
  • bomba
  • bomba
  • bomba
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