co

Norman

noun

Definitions

(Jersey) blow

Etymology

Inherited from Old French colp inherited from Latin *colpus, colaphus (cuff, blow, box on the ear, a cuff, blow with the fist) derived from Ancient Greek κόλαφος (slap, blow, a blow, smack).

Origin

Ancient Greek

κόλαφος

Gloss

slap, blow, a blow, smack

Concept

Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

🥊

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*colpaticium Latin
*colpus Latin
*cuppāre Latin
*cŏlǒpus Latin
colaphus Latin
colpus Latin
colpo Italian
coup French
κόλαφος Ancient Greek
*kelh₂- Proto-Indo-European
colp Old French
coper Old French
κόλαφος Greek (modern)
colbe Old Portuguese
golpe Asturian
colp Old Occitan
colpe Old Spanish