Etymology of the Italian word golfo
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)
Derivations in Italian
ingolfarsiDerivations in other languages
French
golfeCognates
Catalan
golf, Dutch
golf, English
gulf, French
golf, French
golfe, German
Goldlack, Icelandic
golf, Norwegian
gyllenlakk, Norwegian
golf, Spanish
golfo, Swedish
gyllenlack, Swedish
golfUsage
Word found in Old Italian
