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Where does “colpibile” come from?

colpibile (Italian) comes from Italian colpire, from Italian colpo, from Latin colpus, from Ancient Greek κόλπος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷelp-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

colpibile (Italian): That can be hit

Definitions

  1. That can be hit

Ancestry of “colpibile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancolpireto hit, strike, smite; to affect
2Italiancolpoblow, knock, shock; punch, hit, pound; shot
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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