Etymology

photobomb

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Today it means: To unexpectedly appear in a photograph, especially so as to ruin the picture. Full definition →

English bomb ← French bombe ← Italian bomba
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photobomb · verb, noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  7. Englishphoto-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  9. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  10. Ancient Greekγράφω (gráphō)
  11. Englishphotographclip.
  12. Englishphoto
  13. Ancient Greekβόμβος (bómbos)
  14. Latinbombus
  15. Italianbomba
  16. Frenchbombe
  17. Englishbomb
  18. English todayphotobomb

From photo + bomb.

Photobomb · proper noun2

From photobomb, in reference to Basil liking photography and Aubrey's heated, "explosive" personality. Compare Sunburn.

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