Where does “columbula” come from?

columbula (Latin) comes from Latin columba, from Ancient Greek κόλυμβος, from Ancient Greek κολυμβάω — to dive, plunge; dive, plunge headlong, swim; I...

columbula (Latin): little pigeon

Definitions

  1. little pigeon

Ancestry of “columbula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincolumbadove, pigeon; a term of endearment
2Ancient GreekκόλυμβοςAlternative form of κολυμβῐ́ς; Alternative form...
3Ancient Greekκολυμβάωto dive, plunge; dive, plunge headlong, swim; I...

Words derived from “columbula”

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