Where does “bombeiro” come from?
bombeiro (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Bomba, from French pompe, from Latin pompa, from Ancient Greek πομπή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
bombeiro (Portuguese): firefighter
Definitions
- firefighter
Ancestry of “bombeiro”, step by step
bombeiro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese Bomba
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Bomba | bomb |
| 2 | French | pompe | pump; push-up; Style of strumming, used... |
| 3 | Latin | pompa | procession, parade; pomp |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πομπή | a sending; a solemn procession; pomp |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ή | suffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via Spanish bombero
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | bombero | firefighter |
| 2 | Spanish | -ero | forms occupations and other agent nouns from... |
| 3 | Latin | -ārium | used primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end |
| 4 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |