Where does “columbus” come from?

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

columbus (Latin): A male dove or cock-pigeon

Definitions

  1. A male dove or cock-pigeon

Ancestry of “columbus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekκόλυμβοςAlternative form of κολυμβῐ́ς; Alternative form...
2Ancient Greekκολυμβάωto dive, plunge; dive, plunge headlong, swim; I...

Words derived from “columbus

Every word from Ancient Greek κολυμβάω