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
- a wood pigeon
Ancestry of “wuduculfre”, step by step
wuduculfre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English culfre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | culfre | dove; pigeon |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | columbra | — |
| 3 | Latin | columbula | little pigeon |
| 4 | Latin | columba | dove, pigeon; a term of endearment |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κόλυμβος | Alternative form of κολυμβῐ́ς; Alternative form... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κολυμβάω | to dive, plunge; dive, plunge headlong, swim; I... |