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Where does “lum” come from?

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

lum (English): A chimney; A ventilating chimney over the shaft...

Definitions

  1. A chimney; A ventilating chimney over the shaft...

Ancestry of “lum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishColumbusA person who makes a great discovery; To explore;...
2LatincolumbusA male dove or cock-pigeon
3Ancient GreekκόλυμβοςAlternative form of κολυμβῐ́ς; Alternative form...
4Ancient Greekκολυμβάωto dive, plunge; dive, plunge headlong, swim; I...
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