The story
- French · derived frombombé“rounded, convex”
- English todaybombous
From French bombé (“rounded, convex”) + -ous. First attested in 1878.
Words from the same roots
Frenchbombé all →
bombebombé
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
bombous
Today it means: Having a rounded or domed surface; convex. Full definition →
French bombé