columba
Latin
noun
Definitions
- dove, pigeon (sacred bird of Venus)
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek κόλυμβος (a diver).
Origin
Ancient Greek
κόλυμβος
Gloss
a diver
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Columba English
- columbarium English
- *columbra Latin
- columbarium Latin
- columbinus Latin
- columbula Latin
- columbus Latin
- columbārium Latin
- colymbus Latin
- colomba Italian
- colombaccio Italian
- colombella Italian
- colombicoltore Italian
- colombicoltura Italian
- colombina Italian
- colombe French
- colimbo Spanish, Castilian
- κόλυμβος Ancient Greek
- Kalman Old Norse
- colombe Old French
- colomen Welsh
- Colmán Old Irish
- colmán Old Irish
- columb Old Irish
- Colum Manx
- colombe Norman
- Kolumban Alemannic German
- columba Romansh
- colum Middle Irish
- cónba Ligurian