Where does “golfistka” come from?
golfistka (Czech) comes from Czech golfista, from Czech golf, from German golf, from Italian golfo, from Latin colfos, from Latin colpus, from Ancient Greek κόλπος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷelp- — to turn.
golfistka (Czech): female equivalent of golfista
Definitions
- female equivalent of golfista
Ancestry of “golfistka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | golfista | golfer |
| 2 | Czech | golf | golf; bay, gulf |
| 3 | German | golf | singular imperative of golfen; first-person... |
| 4 | Italian | golfo | gulf |
| 5 | Latin | colfos | — |
| 6 | Latin | colpus | stroke; strike; hit |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κόλπος | bosom, lap; a fold in fabric around the bosom;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷelp- | to bend; to curve, arch |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |