Where does “bôm” come from?

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

bôm (Welsh): first-person plural present subjunctive of bod

Definitions

  1. first-person plural present subjunctive of bod

Ancestry of “bôm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbombAn explosive device used or intended as a weapon;...
2Frenchbombérounded, convex; past participle of bomber
3Italianbombabomb
4Italianbombobumblebee; buzzing
5LatinbombusA buzz or humming sound
6Ancient Greekβόμβοςany deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,...
Every word from Ancient Greek βόμβος →Every word from Latin bombus →Every word from Italian bombo →