bomb
UK[bɒm]US[bɑːm]
n
a weapon designed to explode at a particular time or when it is dropped or thrown
v
to attack a place with bombs, or to drop bombs on it
Etymology
the english word 'bomb' entered the language in the late 17th century, borrowed from the french 'bombe'. the french term derived from the italian 'bomba', which itself originated from the latin 'bombus', meaning 'a booming, humming, or buzzing sound'. this latin word was adopted from the greek 'βόμβος' (bombos), an onomatopoeic term imitating a deep, hollow sound. the semantic evolution is clear: from the imitation of a deep, explosive noise to the device that produces such a sound, illustrating a classic case of a loanword whose meaning concretized from sound to object.
Analysis
the word 'bomb' is a simplex loanword. it does not contain separable morphemes within its modern english spelling.
Examples
the bomb exploded with a deafening roar.
the military decided to bomb the enemy's supply lines.
they found an unexploded bomb from the war.