Where does “engulfer” come from?
engulfer (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.
engulfer (English): That which engulfs
Ancestry of “engulfer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |