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”

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