Where does “colmán” come from?
colmán (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish columb, from Latin columba, from Ancient Greek κόλυμβος, from Ancient Greek κολυμβάω — to dive, plunge; dive, plunge headlong, swim; I...
colmán (Old Irish): little dove
Ancestry of “colmán”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | columb | dove |
| 2 | Latin | columba | dove, pigeon; a term of endearment |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κόλυμβος | Alternative form of κολυμβῐ́ς; Alternative form... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κολυμβάω | to dive, plunge; dive, plunge headlong, swim; I... |
Words derived from “colmán”