bombus
Latin
noun
Definitions
- A buzz or humming sound.
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek βόμβος (booming, buzzing, humming, deep hollow noise, a boom).
Origin
Ancient Greek
βόμβος
Gloss
booming, buzzing, humming, deep hollow noise, a boom
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bomba English
- bombilla English
- Bombe German
- autobomba Italian
- bomba Italian
- bombarda Italian
- bombardare Italian
- bombardiere Italian
- superbomba Italian
- telebomba Italian
- bombarde French
- bombarder French
- bombe French
- bondir French
- rebondir French
- antibomba Spanish, Castilian
- autobomba Spanish, Castilian
- autobombo Spanish, Castilian
- bomba Spanish, Castilian
- bombazo Spanish, Castilian
- bombear Spanish, Castilian
- bombilla Spanish, Castilian
- bombillita Spanish, Castilian
- bombita Spanish, Castilian
- bombo Spanish, Castilian
- βόμβος Ancient Greek
- bomba Portuguese
- bombardeiro Portuguese
- bomba Catalan, Valencian
- bombar Catalan, Valencian
- bomber Catalan, Valencian
- bombeta Catalan, Valencian
- βόμβος Greek (modern)
- bomba Cebuano
- bombilya Cebuano
- bomba Turkish
- bomba Tagalog
- bombilya Tagalog
- bombarde Middle French
- bomba Maltese
- bomba Chamorro