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
Definitions
- That which engulfs
Ancestry of “engulfer”, step by step
engulfer 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 ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |