Etymology

columbiad

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Today it means: A form of cannon from the 19th century, mostly used for seacoast protection. It is a large-caliber, smoothbore, muzzle-loading cannon designed for launching shot or shells with heavy charges of powder, at both high and low angles of elevation. Full definition →

Ancient Greek Ἰλιάς ← Latin Columbus ← Italian Colombo
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columbiad · noun1

From Columbia (“the United States”).The term was first used for a type of cannon employed at Fort Columbus on Governor's Island in New York in 1808.

Columbiad · proper noun2

  1. Italian · derived fromColombo
  2. Latin · derived fromColumbus“surname”
  3. Ancient Greek · derived fromἸλιάς
  4. English todayColumbiad

From Columbia (“the United States”) + -iad (“epic tale”). From Iliad (“the Homeric tale of the Trojan War”), from Ancient Greek Ἰλιάς (Iliás), from -άς (-ás). From Columbia (“the feminine form of America”), from Columbus (“Christopher Columbus”), from Latin Columbus (“surname”), from Italian Colombo, from colombo (“pigeon”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient GreekἸλιάς all →

Iliad

LatinColumbus all →

Malcolmcolombophilia

ItalianColombo all →

Colombiacolombo

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.