Where does “colombin” come from?

colombin (English) comes from Old French columbin, from Latin columbinus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

colombin (English): Alternative form of calumbin

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of calumbin

Ancestry of “colombin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcolumbin—
2LatincolumbinusOf or pertaining to a dove or pigeon; dovish,...
3Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
4Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Proto-Italic -īnos →
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