bombasin

== English == === Noun === bombasin (countable and uncountable, plural bombasins) Alternative spelling of bombazine. == French == === Etymology === From 1299. From Italian bambagine, bambagia (“cotton”), from Late Latin Bambax, from Ancient Greek βόμβυξ (bómbux, “silkworm”); compare bombyx. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɔ̃.ba.zɛ̃/ === Noun === bombasin m (plural bombasins) (obsolete) alternative form of bombazine === References === “bombasin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle French == === Etymology === From Italian bambagine, bambagia (“cotton”), from Late Latin Bambax, from Ancient Greek βόμβυξ (bómbux, “silkworm”); compare bombyx. === Noun === bombasin m (plural bombasins) bombasine, bombazine ==== Descendants ==== → French: bombasin, bombasine, bombazine → English: bombazine → Dutch: bombazijn