Where does “palomino” come from?

palomino (English) comes from Spanish palomino, from Spanish paloma, from Old Spanish paloma, from Vulgar Latin palumba, from Latin palumbus, from Proto-Indo-European pal-wo- — dark-colored, gray.

palomino (English): A horse with a golden-colored coat and a white or...

Definitions

  1. A horse with a golden-colored coat and a white or...

Ancestry of “palomino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpalominopalomino; squab; skid mark
2Spanishpalomadove, pigeon; penis
3Old Spanishpaloma—
4Vulgar Latinpalumba—
5LatinpalumbusAlternative form of palumbēs; wood-pigeon,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpal-wo-dark-colored, gray
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pal-wo- →Every word from Latin palumbus →Every word from Vulgar Latin palumba →