Where does “bumbăcar” come from?

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

bumbăcar (Romanian): cotton worker

Definitions

  1. cotton worker

Ancestry of “bumbăcar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianbumbaccotton
2Latinbombaxindeed! strange!
3Latinbombyxsilkworm
4Ancient Greekβόμβυξsilkworm; garment made of silk; deeptoned flute

Words derived from “bumbăcar”

Every word from Ancient Greek βόμβυξ →Every word from Latin bombyx →Every word from Latin bombax →