Where does “bumbac” come from?

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

bumbac (Romanian): cotton

Definitions

  1. cotton

Ancestry of “bumbac”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bumbac”

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