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Where does “κόλπος” come from?

κόλπος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European kʷelp-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

κόλπος (Ancient Greek): bosom, lap; a fold in fabric around the bosom;...

Definitions

  1. bosom, lap; a fold in fabric around the bosom;...

Ancestry of “κόλπος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankʷelp-to bend; to curve, arch
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “κόλπος”

  • coup
  • gulf
  • coupon
  • copse
  • engulf
  • recoup
  • coppice
  • recoupment
  • colposcopy
  • engulfment
  • coupé
  • coppicing
  • colposuspension
  • colposcopic
  • copsewood
  • countercoup
  • contrecoup
  • coupure
  • couponing
  • colposcope
  • colporrhaphy
  • sacrocolpopexy
  • colpopexy
  • recoupable
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