Where does “pomba” come from?

pomba (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese poomba, from Old Portuguese paomba, from Italian palomba, from Vulgar Latin palumba, from Latin palumbus, from Proto-Indo-European pal-wo- — dark-colored, gray.

pomba (Portuguese): dove

Definitions

  1. dove

Ancestry of “pomba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesepoomba—
2Old Portuguesepaomba—
3Italianpalombastock dove, wood pigeon
4Vulgar Latinpalumba—
5LatinpalumbusAlternative form of palumbēs; wood-pigeon,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpal-wo-dark-colored, gray

Words derived from “pomba”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pal-wo- →Every word from Latin palumbus →Every word from Vulgar Latin palumba →