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Where does “bombarda” come from?

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

bombarda (Portuguese): bombard

Definitions

  1. bombard

Ancestry of “bombarda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesebombarda—
2Italianbombardabombard; bombardon; inflection of bombardare: ##...
3Italianbombabomb
4Italianbombobumblebee; buzzing
5LatinbombusA buzz or humming sound
6Ancient Greekβόμβοςany deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,...
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