The story
- Ancient Greekβόμβος (bómbos)
- Latinbombu
- Spanishbomba
- English todaybomba
Borrowed from Spanish bomba.
Words from the same roots
Spanishbomba all →
bombiculture
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
bomba
Today it means: A form of traditional drumming, and an associated form of dance, from Puerto Rico. Full definition →
Spanish bomba ← Latin bombu ← Ancient Greek βόμβος (bómbos)