Where does “paloma” come from?

paloma (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish paloma, from Vulgar Latin palumba, from Latin palumbus, from Proto-Indo-European pal-wo- — dark-colored, gray.

paloma (Spanish): dove, pigeon; penis

Definitions

  1. dove, pigeon; penis

Ancestry of “paloma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishpaloma
2Vulgar Latinpalumba
3LatinpalumbusAlternative form of palumbēs; wood-pigeon,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpal-wo-dark-colored, gray

Words derived from “paloma

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