Etymograph

English

airbomb

From air + bomb.

A compound of air + bomb

Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ ‘mist, air’

Latin āēr

Old French air

Middle English aire

English air

Ancient Greek βόμβος ‘booming, humming’

Latin bombus ‘a booming sound’

Italian bomba

French bombe

English bomb

Today it means

noun A firework consisting of flash powder in a paper case, ejected into the air with a black powder lifting charge ignited by a fuse, and producing a loud bang and bright flash.

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