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Where does “wuduculfre” come from?

wuduculfre (Old English) comes from Old English culfre, 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...

wuduculfre (Old English): a wood pigeon

Definitions

  1. a wood pigeon

Ancestry of “wuduculfre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishculfredove; pigeon
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...
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