columbine · noun1
From the Latin colombina herba (“dove-like plant”), the flower being likened to five clustered pigeons.
columbine · adjective2
- Latin · derived fromcolumbinus
- Old French · derived fromcolumbin
- Middle English · inherited fromcolumbyne
- English todaycolumbine
From Middle English columbyne, from Old French columbin (French colombin), from Latin columbinus, from columba (“dove, pigeon”).
Columbine · proper noun3
From columbine.
Columbine · noun4
From the school shooting that occurred at Columbine High School in 1999.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.