Where does “paloma” come from?
paloma (Chavacano) comes from Spanish paloma, from Old Spanish paloma, from Vulgar Latin palumba, from Latin palumbus, from Proto-Indo-European pal-wo- — dark-colored, gray.
paloma (Chavacano): dove
Ancestry of “paloma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | paloma | dove, pigeon; penis |
| 2 | Old Spanish | paloma | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | palumba | — |
| 4 | Latin | palumbus | Alternative form of palumbēs; wood-pigeon,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pal-wo- | dark-colored, gray |