English

hydrobomb

From hydro- + bomb.

Formed from hydro- + bomb

Proto-Indo-European *wed- ‘water’

Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ ‘water’

Proto-Hellenic *údōr ‘water’

Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ ‘water’

Ancient Greek βόμβος ‘booming, humming’

Latin bombus ‘a booming sound’

Italian bomba

French bombe

English bomb

Today it means

noun A kind of underwater rocket or torpedo.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / hydrobomb