Where does “gulfy” come from?
gulfy (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.
gulfy (English): Characterized by or full of gulfs or whirlpools
Definitions
- Characterized by or full of gulfs or whirlpools
Ancestry of “gulfy”, step by step
gulfy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gulf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via English Y
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Y | A figure or mark in the shape of the letter Y; A... |
| 2 | English | yuri | A narrative or visual work featuring a romance or... |
| 3 | Japanese | 百合 | lily |
| 4 | Japanese | 連用形 | an inflectional category: the continuative or... |
| 5 | Japanese | 見る | to see, to watch, to observe, to look at... |
| 6 | Japanese | 夢 | a dream; a vision; leaving reality to the state... |
| 7 | Old Japanese | 夢 | a dream |
| 8 | Japanese | 目 | an order in biology: smaller than a class, bigger... |
| 9 | Middle Chinese | 目 | — |