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Where does “columb” come from?

columb (Old Irish) comes from Latin columba, from Ancient Greek κόλυμβος, from Ancient Greek κολυμβάω — to dive, plunge; dive, plunge headlong, swim; I...

columb (Old Irish): dove

Definitions

  1. dove

Ancestry of “columb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincolumbadove, pigeon; a term of endearment
2Ancient GreekκόλυμβοςAlternative form of κολυμβῐ́ς; Alternative form...
3Ancient Greekκολυμβάωto dive, plunge; dive, plunge headlong, swim; I...

Words derived from “columb”

  • colm
  • colmán
  • calman-tùchan
  • calman
  • colmán
  • Colum
  • calmane
  • colum
Every word from Ancient Greek κολυμβάω →