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Where does “culumbu” come from?

culumbu (Aromanian) comes from Latin columbus, from Ancient Greek κόλυμβος, from Ancient Greek κολυμβάω — to dive, plunge; dive, plunge headlong, swim; I...

culumbu (Aromanian): pigeon; dove

Definitions

  1. pigeon; dove

Ancestry of “culumbu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincolumbusA male dove or cock-pigeon
2Ancient GreekκόλυμβοςAlternative form of κολυμβῐ́ς; Alternative form...
3Ancient Greekκολυμβάωto dive, plunge; dive, plunge headlong, swim; I...
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