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Where does “chopper” come from?

Chopper derives from English chop, English chap, English chapman, Latin -are, Latin -are, Latin -arius, Latin -us, and Latin caupo, a tavern keeper or merchant.

chopper (English): A tool for chopping wood; an axe/ax; A knife for...

Definitions

  1. A tool for chopping wood; an axe/ax; A knife for...

Ancestry of “chopper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchopA cut of meat, often containing a section of a...
2UkrainianЧо́п—
3Hungariancsaptap, faucet; spigot, pivot, peg, pin; cone
4GermanZapfengerund of zapfen; plug, bung, pin, tap, spigot;...
5Middle High Germanzapfen—
6Old High Germanzapfo—
7Frankishtappō—
8Proto-Germanictappôplug; tap
9Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂p-to sacrifice; to lose
10Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

Words derived from “chopper”

  • woodchopper
  • photochopper
  • Choppergate
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