Where does “bơm” come from?
bơm (Vietnamese) comes from French pommé, from Middle French pomme, from Old French pome, from Latin pōmum, from Latin pōmus, from Proto-Italic poomos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂po-h₁ém-os, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.
bơm (Vietnamese): pump; to pump
Definitions
- pump; to pump
Ancestry of “bơm”, step by step
bơm traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French pommé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | pommé | past participle of pommer; grown round, or like... |
| 2 | Middle French | pomme | — |
| 3 | Old French | pome | apple |
| 4 | Latin | pōmum | any type of fruit (applied to apples, cherries, nuts, berries, figs, dates, etc.) |
| 5 | Latin | pōmus | fruit |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | poomos | fruit |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂po-h₁ém-os | taken off |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epo | from, off, back; off, away; off, from |
via French pompe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | pompe | pump; push-up; Style of strumming, used... |
| 2 | Latin | pompa | procession, parade; pomp |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πομπή | a sending; a solemn procession; pomp |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ή | suffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |