English

Gulf War

gulf + war.

A compound of gulf + war

Ancient Greek κόλπος ‘bosom, gulf’

Late Latin colfos

Italian golfo

Old French golf

Middle English gulf

English gulf

Proto-Indo-European *wers- ‘to mix up, confuse’

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Medieval Latin werra

Old Northern French werre

Old English werre ‘armed conflict’

Middle English werre

English war

Today it means

name One of several wars fought at the Persian Gulf in the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Gulf War