Where does “golfo” come from?

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

golfo (Portuguese): gulf

Definitions

  1. gulf

Ancestry of “golfo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincolfus—
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷelp- →Every word from Ancient Greek κόλπος →