Where does “bombardear” come from?

bombardear (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese bombarda, 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,...

bombardear (Portuguese): to bombard, bomb; to shell

Definitions

  1. to bombard, bomb; to shell

Ancestry of “bombardear”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebombardabombard
2Old Portuguesebombarda—
3Italianbombardabombard; bombardon; inflection of bombardare: ##...
4Italianbombabomb
5Italianbombobumblebee; buzzing
6LatinbombusA buzz or humming sound
7Ancient Greekβόμβοςany deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,...

Words derived from “bombardear”

Every word from Ancient Greek βόμβος →Every word from Latin bombus →Every word from Italian bombo →