Where does “paloma” come from?
paloma (Old Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin palumba, from Latin palumbus, from Proto-Indo-European pal-wo- — dark-colored, gray.
Ancestry of “paloma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | palumba | — |
| 2 | Latin | palumbus | Alternative form of palumbēs; wood-pigeon,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pal-wo- | dark-colored, gray |
Words derived from “paloma”