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Where does “anticoup” come from?

anticoup (English) comes from English coup, from French coup, from Old French colp, from Latin colpus, from Ancient Greek κόλπος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷelp-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

anticoup (English): Opposing a coup

Definitions

  1. Opposing a coup

Ancestry of “anticoup”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcoupA quick, brilliant, and highly successful act; A...
2Frenchcoupblow, hit, strike; fast and instantaneous action;...
3Old Frenchcolpstrike; hit
4Latincolpusstroke; strike; hit
5Ancient Greekκόλποςbosom, lap; a fold in fabric around the bosom;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷelp-to bend; to curve, arch
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
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