Where does “colón” come from?

colón (Finnish) comes from Spanish colón, from Catalan colom, from Latin columbus, from Ancient Greek κόλυμβος, from Ancient Greek κολυμβάω — to dive, plunge; dive, plunge headlong, swim; I...

colón (Finnish): colón currency

Definitions

  1. colón currency

Ancestry of “colón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcolóncolón currency
2Catalancolomdove, pigeon
3LatincolumbusA male dove or cock-pigeon
4Ancient GreekκόλυμβοςAlternative form of κολυμβῐ́ς; Alternative form...
5Ancient Greekκολυμβάωto dive, plunge; dive, plunge headlong, swim; I...
Every word from Ancient Greek κολυμβάωEvery word from Ancient Greek κόλυμβοςEvery word from Latin columbus