gulf

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*kʷelp-“to curve, arch”
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromκόλπος“bosom, gulf”
3. Late Latin · derived fromcolfos
4. Italian · derived fromgolfo
5. Old French · derived fromgolf
6. Middle English · inherited fromgulf
7. English todaygulf

From Middle English gulf, goulf, golf, from Old French golf, from Italian golfo, from Late Latin colfos, from Ancient Greek κόλπος (kólpos, “bosom, gulf”), of obscure origin, but possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kʷelp- (“to curve, arch”).

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