Where does “colm” come from?
colm (Irish) comes from Middle Irish Colm, from Latin columba, from Ancient Greek κόλυμβος, from Ancient Greek κολυμβάω — to dive, plunge; dive, plunge headlong, swim; I...
colm (Irish): dove, pigeon; scar
Ancestry of “colm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Irish | Colm | — |
| 2 | Latin | columba | dove, pigeon; a term of endearment |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κόλυμβος | Alternative form of κολυμβῐ́ς; Alternative form... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κολυμβάω | to dive, plunge; dive, plunge headlong, swim; I... |