Where does “bumbăcos” come from?

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

bumbăcos (Romanian): soft like cotton

Definitions

  1. soft like cotton

Ancestry of “bumbăcos”, step by step

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