Colomb

Morpheme

Colomb

Type

bound base

Denotation

related to things named after Christopher Columbus, literally dove or pigeon

Etymology

Spanish Colombia; Italian Colombo (Cristoforo Colombo); Latin columbus; Ancient Greek kólumbos, from kolumbân

Evidence

Colombia, Colombian

Notes

Colombo and Columbus are doublets
Colombia and Columbia are doublets

See Also

Columb