Where does “colombe” come from?
colombe (French) comes from Old French colombe, from Latin columna, from Proto-Italic kolamen, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- — to freeze.
colombe (French): dove, white pigeon; joist, upright
Definitions
- dove, white pigeon; joist, upright
Ancestry of “colombe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | colombe | — |
| 2 | Latin | columna | column, pillar; waterspout; column as in a book |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kolamen | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelH- | to freeze |
Words derived from “colombe”