Where does “colpi” come from?

colpi (English) comes from English colpus, from Late Latin colpus, from Ancient Greek κόλπος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷelp-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

colpi (English): plural of colpus

Definitions

plural of colpus

Ancestry of “colpi”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	colpus	A groove sometimes occurring on grains of pollen
2	Late Latin	colpus	stroke; strike; hit; stroke
3	Ancient Greek	κόλπος	bosom, lap; a fold in fabric around the bosom;...
4	Proto-Indo-European	kʷelp-	to bend; to curve, arch
5	Proto-Indo-European	kʷel-	to turn

Words derived from “colpi”

apocolpial

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷelp- →Every word from Ancient Greek κόλπος →