Where does “bomba” come from?

bomba (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish بومبا, from Italian bomba, from Italian bombo, from Latin bombus, from Ancient Greek βόμβος — any deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,...

bomba (Turkish): bomb

Definitions

  1. bomb

Ancestry of “bomba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبومبا—
2Italianbombabomb
3Italianbombobumblebee; buzzing
4LatinbombusA buzz or humming sound
5Ancient Greekβόμβοςany deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,...

Words derived from “bomba”

Every word from Ancient Greek βόμβος →Every word from Latin bombus →Every word from Italian bombo →