Where does “colubra” come from?

colubra (Latin) comes from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

colubra (Latin): a female snake, serpent; snake, serpent

Definitions

  1. a female snake, serpent; snake, serpent

Ancestry of “colubra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
2Proto-Italic-āForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
3Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “colubra”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →