Where does “Columbo” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Columbo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianColumbo—
2LatincolumbusA male dove or cock-pigeon
3Ancient GreekκόλυμβοςAlternative form of κολυμβῐ́ς; Alternative form...
4Ancient Greekκολυμβάωto dive, plunge; dive, plunge headlong, swim; I...

Words derived from “Columbo”

Every word from Ancient Greek κολυμβάω →Every word from Ancient Greek κόλυμβος →Every word from Latin columbus →