| 1 | Portuguese | cuba | cask; industrial vat |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | cuba | — |
| 3 | Latin | cupa | tub, cask, tun, vat; handle, axle |
| 4 | Greek | κούπα | mug, large cup; trophy cup; hearts |
| 5 | Byzantine Greek | κοῦπα | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κοῦπα | barrel |
| 7 | Late Latin | cuppa | drinking vessel; barrel, cask; axle |
| 8 | Latin | cūpa | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | κώπη | a handle |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kóh₂p-eh₂ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |