Where does “Colombo” come from?
Colombo (English) comes from Italian Colombo, from Latin columbus, from Ancient Greek κόλυμβος, from Ancient Greek κολυμβάω — to dive, plunge; dive, plunge headlong, swim; I...
Ancestry of “Colombo”, step by step
Colombo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian Colombo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | Colombo | Cristoforo Colombo |
| 2 | Latin | columbus | A male dove or cock-pigeon |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κόλυμβος | Alternative form of κολυμβῐ́ς; Alternative form... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κολυμβάω | to dive, plunge; dive, plunge headlong, swim; I... |
via Portuguese Colombo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Colombo | Columbus |