Where does “colpāre” come from?

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

Ancestry of “colpāre”, step by step

colpāre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin colpus

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

via Vulgar Latin *colaphāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*colaphāre—

Words derived from “colpāre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷelp- →Every word from Ancient Greek κόλπος →