Where does “copel·lar” come from?

copel·lar (Catalan) comes from Catalan copel·la, from French coupelle, from French coupé, from French couper, from Old French coper, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō — he, she.

copel·lar (Catalan): to cupel refine or assay by means of a cupel

Definitions

  1. to cupel refine or assay by means of a cupel

Ancestry of “copel·lar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancopel·lacupel
2Frenchcoupellesmall cup
3FrenchcoupéDivided into two equal parts horizontally, per...
4Frenchcouperto cut, cut up, to chop, to sever; to cut off, to...
5Old Frenchcoperto cut
6Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
7Latin-ārefirst conjugation
8Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
9Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
10Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
12Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yétiEvery word from Old French -er
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