Where does “colón” come from?

colón (Spanish) comes from Catalan colom, from Latin columbus, from Ancient Greek κόλυμβος, from Ancient Greek κολυμβάω — to dive, plunge; dive, plunge headlong, swim; I...

colón (Spanish): colón currency

Definitions

  1. colón currency

Ancestry of “colón”, step by step

colón traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan colom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancolomdove, pigeon
2LatincolumbusA male dove or cock-pigeon
3Ancient GreekκόλυμβοςAlternative form of κολυμβῐ́ς; Alternative form...
4Ancient Greekκολυμβάωto dive, plunge; dive, plunge headlong, swim; I...

via Latin cōlon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincōlonThe colon; large intestine
2Ancient Greekκῶλονpart of something, member; part of the body:...

Words derived from “colón”

Every word from Ancient Greek κολυμβάω →Every word from Ancient Greek κόλυμβος →Every word from Latin columbus →
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