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Where does “columbra” come from?

columbra (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin columbula, from Latin columba, from Ancient Greek κόλυμβος, from Ancient Greek κολυμβάω — to dive, plunge; dive, plunge headlong, swim; I...

Ancestry of “columbra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincolumbulalittle pigeon
2Latincolumbadove, pigeon; a term of endearment
3Ancient GreekκόλυμβοςAlternative form of κολυμβῐ́ς; Alternative form...
4Ancient Greekκολυμβάωto dive, plunge; dive, plunge headlong, swim; I...

Words derived from “columbra”

  • culver
  • culverhouse
  • culverkey
  • culver
  • culufre
  • culfre
  • culfer
  • wuduculfre
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