Where does “bombman” come from?

bombman (Swedish) comes from Swedish bomb, from French bombé, from Italian bomba, from Italian bombo, from Latin bombus, from Ancient Greek βόμβος — any deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,...

bombman (Swedish): bomber person who sets bombs

Definitions

  1. bomber person who sets bombs

Ancestry of “bombman”, step by step

bombman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish bomb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbomba bomb
2Frenchbombérounded, convex; past participle of bomber
3Italianbombabomb
4Italianbombobumblebee; buzzing
5LatinbombusA buzz or humming sound
6Ancient Greekβόμβοςany deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,...

via Swedish mån

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmåndegree, quality, margin; desirous, eager;...
2Old Swedishman—
3Old NorseMǫnIsle of Man
4Old IrishManaMan, Anglesey
5Proto-Celticmoniyosmountain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Ancient Greek βόμβος →