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Where does “copejar” come from?

copejar (Catalan) comes from Catalan cop, from Old Catalan colp, from Late Latin colpus, from Ancient Greek κόλπος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷelp-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

copejar (Catalan): to hit, to strike, to knock

Definitions

  1. to hit, to strike, to knock

Ancestry of “copejar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancophit, blow, strike; time, occasion
2Old Catalancolp—
3Late Latincolpusstroke; strike; hit; stroke
4Ancient Greekκόλποςbosom, lap; a fold in fabric around the bosom;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷelp-to bend; to curve, arch
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
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