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Where does “koepel” come from?

koepel (Dutch) comes from Italian cupola, from Latin cupula, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

koepel (Dutch): cupola, dome

Definitions

  1. cupola, dome

Ancestry of “koepel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancupoladome, vault; cupola
2LatincupulaA small tub or cask
3Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
4Proto-Italic-olos—
5Proto-Italic-elos—
6Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “koepel”

  • koepeldak
  • uikoepel
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