Where does “Gulf of Antalya” come from?
Gulf of Antalya (English) comes from English gulf, from Middle English gulf, from Old French golf, from Italian golfo, from Latin colfos, from Latin colpus, from Ancient Greek κόλπος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷelp- — to turn.
Gulf of Antalya (English): A gulf in the Mediterranean and Levantine Sea, south of the Turkish province of Antalya in Asia Minor
Definitions
- A gulf in the Mediterranean and Levantine Sea, south of the Turkish province of Antalya in Asia Minor
Ancestry of “Gulf of Antalya”, step by step
Gulf of Antalya traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English gulf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gulf | A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep... |
| 2 | Middle English | gulf | — |
| 3 | Old French | golf | — |
| 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 |
via English Antalya
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Antalya | — |
| 2 | Turkish | Antalya | — |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | آنطالیه | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἀττάλεια | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -είᾱ | Superficially appears in abstract nouns derived from σ-stem adjectives, with the true suffix being |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |