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Where does “columbiad” come from?

columbiad (English) comes from English -iad, from English Iliad, from Ancient Greek Ἰλιάς, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön, from Hungarian ön- — sound, voice.

columbiad (English): A form of seacoast cannon; a long, chambered gun...

Definitions

  1. A form of seacoast cannon; a long, chambered gun...

Ancestry of “columbiad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-iad—
2EnglishIliadA specific version, edition, translation, or copy...
3Ancient GreekἸλιάς—
4Ancient Greek-ᾰ́ςgroup of
5Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
6Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
7Hungarianönyou
8Hungarianön-self-
9Turkishönfront
10Ottoman Turkishاوك—
11Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice
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