Where does “Colombo” come from?

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

Colombo (Italian): Cristoforo Colombo

Definitions

  1. Cristoforo Colombo

Ancestry of “Colombo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincolumbusA male dove or cock-pigeon
2Ancient GreekκόλυμβοςAlternative form of κολυμβῐ́ς; Alternative form...
3Ancient Greekκολυμβάωto dive, plunge; dive, plunge headlong, swim; I...

Words derived from “Colombo”

Every word from Ancient Greek κολυμβάω →Every word from Ancient Greek κόλυμβος →Every word from Latin columbus →