Etymology of the French word golfe
the Old French word
golfederived from the Old Italian word
golfoderived from the Latin word
colpusderived from the Classical Latin word
colaphus (blow with fist; buffet, cuff)
derived from the Greek word
kolaphos, κόλαφος
derived from the Greek word
kolpos, κόλπος (the bosom; by analogy, a bay)
derived from the Greek word
kolfosDate
The earliest known usage of golfe in French dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in other languages
English
gulf, Romanian
golfCognates
Catalan
golf, Dutch
golf, English
gulf, French
golf, German
Goldlack, Icelandic
golf, Italian
golfo, Norwegian
gyllenlakk, Norwegian
golf, Spanish
golfo, Swedish
gyllenlack, Swedish
golfUsage
Word found in Old French
