Where does “golpe” come from?

golpe (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese colbe, from Latin colpus, from Ancient Greek κόλπος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷelp-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

golpe (Galician): bump, knock, stroke, hit; disgrace; fox

Definitions

  1. bump, knock, stroke, hit; disgrace; fox

Ancestry of “golpe”, step by step

golpe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Portuguese colbe

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

via Latin vulpēs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvulpēsa fox, vixen
2Latinvolpēs—
3Proto-Italicwolpisfox
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wl(o)p-fox, jackal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷelp- →Every word from Ancient Greek κόλπος →