culver
English
/ˈkʌlvə/
noun
Definitions
- (now) A dove or pigeon, now specifically of the species Columba palumbus.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English culver inherited from Old English culufre derived from Latin *columbra, columbula (little pigeon), columba (dove, pigeon).
Origin
Latin
columba
Gloss
dove, pigeon
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Columba English
- columbarium English
- culverhouse English
- culverkey English
- culvertail English
- culvertailed English
- house English
- key English
- tail English
- tailed English
- *columbra Latin
- columba Latin
- columbarium Latin
- columbinus Latin
- columbula Latin
- colomba Italian
- κόλυμβος Ancient Greek
- culufre Old English
- culver Middle English
- colúr Irish
- colombe Old French
- colomen Welsh
- Colmán Old Irish
- columb Old Irish
- columba Romansh
- cónba Ligurian