Etymology Noun Middle Englishbombard, bumbard,borrowed from Middle Frenchbombarde,probably from an onomatopoeic basebomb-+-arde-ard— more atbombentry1 Note:As withbomba, bombe,etc. (see note atbombentry1), the origin and diffusion ofbombarda, bombarde,etc., remain incompletely elucidated. Fren...