napalm.
napalm (inflammable, viscous substance used in warfare)
Meaning & usage
napalm (inflammable, viscous substance used in warfare)
napalm bomb
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Akkadian napṭumbor.? Old Persian *naftahbor. Ancient Greek νάφθα (náphtha)bor. Latin naphthabor. English naphtha French -ènebor. English -ene English naphthene Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English na(phthenic) ▲ Spanish palmitocalq. Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂meh₂ Proto-Italic *palamā Latin palmader. Old French paumeder. ▲ Latin palmader. Middle French palme French palme Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -ite French palmite ▲ English -ic English palm(itic) English napalmubor. Portuguese napalm Unadapted borrowing from English napalm. First attested in 1945.
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