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   Where does the word bomb come from?

   • The word comes from the Latin bombus, which in turn comes from the Greek βόμβος romanized bombos, [ 3 ] an onomatopoetic term meaning 'booming', 'buzzing'. A "wind-and-dust" bomb depicted in the Ming Dynasty book Huolongjing. The pot contains a tube of gunpowder, and was thrown at invaders. [ 4 ]

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   Is bomb a French word?

   • That seems to be correct; tomb and bomb come from both different periods, and somewhat different dialects of French. It may be that the use of the "short o" sound in bomb was also influenced somewhat by the spelling; there seem to have been alternative pronunciations of bomb in the past, but they eventually died out.

   Why do "bomb" and "tomb" have different pronunciations?

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   How is bombe pronounced?

   • So the modern French word bombe is pronounced with /ɔ̃/—as is the modern French word tombe, but it seems plausible that because the English word tomb, being an older loanword than bomb, was less prone to having its pronunciation influenced by modern French.

   Why do "bomb" and "tomb" have different pronunciations?

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   What does bomb mean?

   • For other uses, see The Bombing (disambiguation). Look up bomb in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A bomb is an explosive weapon that uses the exothermic reaction of an explosive material to provide an extremely sudden and violent release of energy.

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   What does a bomb sound like?

   • bomb (n.) "explosive projectile," originally consisting of a hollow ball or shell filled with explosive material, 1580s, from French bombe, from Italian bomba, probably from Latin bombus "a deep, hollow noise; a buzzing or booming sound," from Greek bombos "deep and hollow sound," echoic. Thus probably so called for the sound it makes.

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   Is bomb a slang word?

   • bomb (v.) 1680s, "fire bombs at, attack with bombs" (marked archaic in Century Dictionary, 1889, but quite revived in 20c.), from bomb (n.). The slang meaning "fail" is attested from 1963; that of "move or travel quickly" is from 1966. Related: Bombed; bombing. Slang bombed "drunk" is attested by 1956. bombing (n.)

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2. www.etymonline.com › word › bombbomb | Etymology of bomb by etymonline

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   bomb (n.) "explosive projectile," originally consisting of a hollow ball or shell filled with explosive material, 1580s, from French bombe , from Italian bomba , probably from Latin bombus "a deep, hollow noise; a buzzing or booming sound," from Greek bombos "deep and hollow sound," echoic.

   • Deutsch (German)

     The bomb "die Atombombe" stammt aus dem Jahr 1945....

   • Français (French)

     The bomb "la bombe atomique" date de 1945. Comparez avec...

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     bomb 뜻: 폭탄; "폭발성 탄환," 원래는 폭발물로 채워진 빈 공 또는 껍질로 이루어진 것으로,...

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     The bomb "the atomic bomb" is from 1945. ... (1903 as push),...

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     Middle English -ik, -ick, word-forming element making...

   • Bombardment

     "continuous attack with shot and shell," 1702, from bombard...

   • Carpet-Bombing

     Related: Carpet-bomb; carpet-bombed. also from 1945. Entries...

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     early 15c., "catapult, military engine for throwing large...

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › BombBomb - Wikipedia

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   The word comes from the Latin bombus, which in turn comes from the Greek βόμβος romanized bombos, [3] an onomatopoetic term meaning 'booming', 'buzzing'. A "wind-and-dust" bomb depicted in the Ming Dynasty book Huolongjing. The pot contains a tube of gunpowder, and was thrown at invaders. [4]

4. www.oed.com › dictionary › bomb_vbomb, v. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary

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   OED's earliest evidence for bomb is from 1694, in Philosophical Transactions 1693. It is also recorded as a noun from the late 1500s. bomb is formed within English, by conversion.

5. www.atlasobscura.com › articles › why-we-pictureWhy We Picture Bombs As Round Black Balls with a Burning Wick

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   Jan 21, 2016 · In 1886, a labor demonstration in Chicago’s Haymarket Square was thrown into riot by a dynamite bomb, but one that reportedly resembled a stereotypical mortar bomb.

6. cooljugator.com › etymology › enBomb etymology in English - cooljugator.com

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   English word bomb comes from Ancient Greek (to 1453) βόμβος, Ancient Greek (to 1453) όμβος, Dutch bombe, and later Latin bombus (A buzz or humming sound.)

7. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › bombbomb - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   Oct 13, 2024 · English. [edit] A bomb (explosive device). Etymology. [edit] From French bombe, from Italian bomba, from Latin bombus (“a booming sound”), from Ancient Greek βόμβος (bómbos, “booming, humming, buzzing”), imitative of the sound itself. Doublet of bombe. Compare boom.

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   Jun 6, 2020 · For example, "womb" comes from old English, whereas "bomb" and "tomb" come from old French. I'm not sure what impact etymology has on pronunciation, but I was just wondering if there is any reason in particular for these differences.