Where does “engulfable” come from?
engulfable (English) comes from English engulf, from English gulf, from Middle English gulf, from Old French golf, from Italian golfo, from Latin colfos, from Latin colpus, from Ancient Greek κόλπος — to turn.
engulfable (English): Able to be engulfed
Definitions
- Able to be engulfed
Ancestry of “engulfable”, step by step
engulfable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English engulf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | engulf | To overwhelm; To surround; to cover; To cast into... |
| 2 | English | gulf | A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep... |
| 3 | Middle English | gulf | — |
| 4 | Old French | golf | — |
| 5 | Italian | golfo | gulf |
| 6 | Latin | colfos | — |
| 7 | Latin | colpus | stroke; strike; hit |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κόλπος | bosom, lap; a fold in fabric around the bosom;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷelp- | to bend; to curve, arch |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via English able
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 2 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 3 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 4 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |