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): pigeon

Definitions

  1. pigeon

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