Etymology of the English word bulb
the English word
bulbderived from the Latin word
bulbus (bulb, swollen root; bulb; onion, edible bulb)
derived from the Greek word
bolbos, βολβός
Date
The earliest known usage of bulb in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
bulbar,
bulblet,
flashbulb,
pseudobulb,
dimbulbCognates
French
bulbe, Italian
bulbo, Latin
bulbusUsage
Word found in Modern English
