Where does “colpus” come from?

colpus (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin colaphus, from Ancient Greek κόλαφος, from Ancient Greek κόνδυλος — knuckle; knot in a string; any hard, bony knob.

colpus (Vulgar Latin): stroke

Definitions

  1. stroke

Ancestry of “colpus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincolaphusa blow with the fist; cuff
2Ancient Greekκόλαφοςa buffet, a blow
3Ancient Greekκόνδυλοςknuckle; knot in a string; any hard, bony knob

Words derived from “colpus”

Every word from Ancient Greek κόνδυλος →Every word from Ancient Greek κόλαφος →Every word from Latin colaphus →