Where does “కొలంబస్” come from?

కొలంబస్ (Telugu) comes from Latin columbus, from Ancient Greek κόλυμβος, from Ancient Greek κολυμβάω — to dive, plunge; dive, plunge headlong, swim; I...

కొలంబస్ (Telugu): w:Christopher Columbus (1451?-1506), Italian explorer of the Americas

Definitions

  1. w:Christopher Columbus (1451?-1506), Italian explorer of the Americas

Ancestry of “కొలంబస్”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincolumbusA male dove or cock-pigeon
2Ancient GreekκόλυμβοςAlternative form of κολυμβῐ́ς; Alternative form...
3Ancient Greekκολυμβάωto dive, plunge; dive, plunge headlong, swim; I...
Every word from Ancient Greek κολυμβάω →Every word from Ancient Greek κόλυμβος →Every word from Latin columbus →