Where does “科倫坡” come from?

科倫坡 (Chinese) comes from English Colombo, from Italian Colombo, from Latin columbus, from Ancient Greek κόλυμβος, from Ancient Greek κολυμβάω — to dive, plunge; dive, plunge headlong, swim; I...

Ancestry of “科倫坡”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishColombo
2ItalianColomboCristoforo Colombo
3LatincolumbusA male dove or cock-pigeon
4Ancient GreekκόλυμβοςAlternative form of κολυμβῐ́ς; Alternative form...
5Ancient Greekκολυμβάωto dive, plunge; dive, plunge headlong, swim; I...
Every word from Ancient Greek κολυμβάωEvery word from Ancient Greek κόλυμβοςEvery word from Latin columbus