Where does “gulfweed” come from?
gulfweed (English) comes from English gulf, from Middle English gulf, from Old French golf, from Italian golfo, from Latin colfos, from Latin colpus, from Ancient Greek κόλπος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷelp- — to turn.
gulfweed (English): sargassum; algae of the genus "Sargassum"
Definitions
- sargassum; algae of the genus "Sargassum"
Ancestry of “gulfweed”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | gulf | A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep... |
| 2 | Middle English | gulf | — |
| 3 | Old French | golf | — |
| 4 | Italian | golfo | gulf |
| 5 | Latin | colfos | — |
| 6 | Latin | colpus | stroke; strike; hit |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κόλπος | bosom, lap; a fold in fabric around the bosom;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷelp- | to bend; to curve, arch |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |