senoritafish | (no subject)

Hmm, I looked it up; I had the etymology all wrong. Despite my smattering of Latin from biological terms, I had no idea "columba" meant "dove" (well, why would I? I'm a marine biologist). I thought it was the same root word as "column." Ya learn something new every day.

col·um·bar·i·um
Pronunciation: "kä-l&m-'bar-E-&m, -'ber-
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural col·um·bar·ia /-E-&/
Etymology: Latin, literally, dovecote, from columba dove
Date: 1846
1 : a structure of vaults lined with recesses for cinerary urns
2 : a recess in a columbarium