Where does “colpus” come from?

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

colpus (English): A groove sometimes occurring on grains of pollen

Definitions

  1. A groove sometimes occurring on grains of pollen

Ancestry of “colpus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincolpusstroke; strike; hit; stroke
2Ancient Greekκόλποςbosom, lap; a fold in fabric around the bosom;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷelp-to bend; to curve, arch
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “colpus”

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