golpe.
bump, knock, stroke, hit
Meaning & usage
bump, knock, stroke, hit
disgrace
Where this word comes from
13th century. From Old Galician-Portuguese colbe, from Late Latin *cŏlŏpus, from Latin colaphus (“blow; cuff”), from Ancient Greek κόλαφος (kólaphos, “blow; slap”), or alternatively from a related Galician-Portuguese verb. Compare Portuguese golpe, Spanish golpe.
fox
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl̥p-i-s Proto-Italic *wolpis Latin volpēs Latin vulpēs, vulpem Galician golpe Inherited from Latin vulpēs, vulpem. Compare Portuguese golpelha, French goupil, Romansh golp.
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