Ancient Greek
βόμβος
‘any deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing, booming, rumbling’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Ancient Greek βόμβος.
9 English words in this record descend from Ancient Greek βόμβος, most familiar first.
- bound ← *bounden ← bondir ← bombitāre ← bombus
- bombardier ← bombardiere ← bombarda ← bombarde ← bombarde
- bombard ← bombarde ← bombus
- bomba ← bombus
- bombus
- pommer ← bumhart ← bombarda ← bombarde ← bombarde
- bombinate ← bombināre ← bombilō ← βομβυλιάζειν
- bonbonne ← boumbouno ← boumbo ← bombus
- bombiculture ← bomba ← bombus
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Etymograph / Ancient Greek βόμβος