Where does “golfo” come from?

golfo (Esperanto) comes from Italian golfo, from Latin colfos, from Latin colpus, from Ancient Greek κόλπος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷelp-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

golfo (Esperanto): golf; gulf

Definitions

  1. golf; gulf

Ancestry of “golfo”, step by step

golfo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian golfo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangolfogulf
2Latincolfos—
3Latincolpusstroke; strike; hit
4Ancient Greekκόλποςbosom, lap; a fold in fabric around the bosom;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷelp-to bend; to curve, arch
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via English golf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgolfA ball game played by individuals competing...
2Middle Dutchcolve—
3Proto-Germanic*kulbazround object, lump
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “golfo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →