Where does “culver” come from?

culver (Middle English) comes from Old English culufre, from Vulgar Latin columbra, from Latin columbula, from Latin columba, from Ancient Greek κόλυμβος, from Ancient Greek κολυμβάω — to dive, plunge; dive, plunge headlong, swim; I...

Ancestry of “culver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishculufre
2Vulgar Latincolumbra
3Latincolumbulalittle pigeon
4Latincolumbadove, pigeon; a term of endearment
5Ancient GreekκόλυμβοςAlternative form of κολυμβῐ́ς; Alternative form...
6Ancient Greekκολυμβάωto dive, plunge; dive, plunge headlong, swim; I...

Words derived from “culver

Every word from Ancient Greek κολυμβάωEvery word from Ancient Greek κόλυμβοςEvery word from Latin columba