Where does “chopine” come from?
chopine (English) comes from French chopine, from Middle French chapin, from Old Spanish chapín, from Old Spanish chapa — plate.
chopine (English): A bottle of wine containing 0.250 fluid liters,...
Definitions
- A bottle of wine containing 0.250 fluid liters,...
Ancestry of “chopine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | chopine | A French pre-metric measure of capacity equal to... |
| 2 | Middle French | chapin | — |
| 3 | Old Spanish | chapín | — |
| 4 | Old Spanish | chapa | plate |