Where does “colpe” come from?

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

colpe (Old Spanish): a blow, hit

Definitions

  1. a blow, hit

Ancestry of “colpe”, step by step

colpe 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 Late Latin colpus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincolpusstroke; strike; hit; stroke

Words derived from “colpe”

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