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Where does “golfe” come from?

golfe (French) 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.

golfe (French): gulf; first-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. gulf; first-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “golfe”, step by step

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
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