Where does “Bumbăcilă” come from?

Bumbăcilă (Romanian) comes from Romanian bumbac, from Latin bombax, from Latin bombyx, from Ancient Greek βόμβυξ — silkworm; garment made of silk; deeptoned flute.

Ancestry of “Bumbăcilă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianbumbaccotton
2Latinbombaxindeed! strange!
3Latinbombyxsilkworm
4Ancient Greekβόμβυξsilkworm; garment made of silk; deeptoned flute
Every word from Ancient Greek βόμβυξEvery word from Latin bombyxEvery word from Latin bombax
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