Where does “koppelbaas” come from?

koppelbaas (Dutch) comes from Dutch koppelen, from Latin cōpula, from Latin coapula, from Latin apio, from Latin apium, from Latin Apis, from Ancient Greek Ἄπις, from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉ — the god Apis.

koppelbaas (Dutch): contractor who acts as a middle man between...

Definitions

  1. contractor who acts as a middle man between...

Ancestry of “koppelbaas”, step by step

koppelbaas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch koppelen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkoppelento couple; to clutch, to apply the clutch; to...
2Latincōpulaa bond, tie, band or other connecting item
3Latincoapula
4Latinapiodative singular of apium; ablative singular of...
5Latinapiumparsley; celery; genitive plural of apis
6LatinApisA seaport town of Egypt situated at the borders with Marmarica
7Ancient GreekἌπις
8Copticϩⲁⲡⲉthe Apis bull, a bull worshipped as a herald of the gods (first Ptah, then Osiris, then Atum)
9Egyptianḥpthe god Apis

via Dutch baas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbaasboss, chief, superior; employer, manager; strong...
2Middle Dutchbaesmaster of a household, friend
3Old Dutchbasouncle, kinsman
4Proto-West Germanic*baswō
5Proto-Germanicbaswôuncle; kinsman
6Proto-Germanicbaswǭfather's sister, aunt, cousin; father's sister;...
Every word from Egyptian ḥpEvery word from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉEvery word from Ancient Greek Ἄπις
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