According to the French dictionary Petit Robert, it "perhaps" originally came from Italian, "Bombagia", meaning cotton.
Ref: 1220; o. i., p.-ê. de l'it. bombagia « coton
Note: Agreed, the word beige most recently came from French. I went too far back to 1220!
(edited 2018-03-08)
"But if that is so," he said to himself, "and I am leaving this life with the consciousness that I have lost all that was given me and it is impossible to rectify it—what then?"
Answer:
I’m pretty sure it’s a conjunction because it’s saying “Alberto hates tomatoes. He does like spaghetti though.” I hope this helps :)
