Where does “colp” come from?

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

colp (Old French): strike; hit

Definitions

  1. strike; hit

Ancestry of “colp”, step by step

colp traces back through 3 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 colpus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latincolpusstroke

via Late Latin colpus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincolpusstroke; strike; hit; stroke

Words derived from “colp”

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