An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

The Dove. A small → constellation in the Southern Hemisphere just south to → Canis Major and → Lepus. Abbreviation: Col; genitive: Columbae.

Etymology (EN): L. columba “dove.”

Etymology (PE): Kabutar “pigeon,” Mid.Pers. kabôtar, from kabôd “grey-blue; pigeon,” cf. Skt. kapota- “a dove, pigeon; the grey color of a pigeon.”