Where does “bombă” come from?
bombă (Romanian) comes from French bomber, from French bombé, from Italian bomba, from Italian bombo, from Latin bombus, from Ancient Greek βόμβος — any deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,...
bombă (Romanian): bomb
Ancestry of “bombă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | bomber | to bulge; to cower, to bend; to move, walk... |
| 2 | French | bombé | rounded, convex; past participle of bomber |
| 3 | Italian | bomba | bomb |
| 4 | Italian | bombo | bumblebee; buzzing |
| 5 | Latin | bombus | A buzz or humming sound |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βόμβος | any deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,... |