Where does “copaene” come from?
copaene (English) comes from English copaiba, from Old Tupi kopa'yba, from Old Tupi -a, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *-aβ.
copaene (English): An oily liquid hydrocarbon found in a number of...
Definitions
- An oily liquid hydrocarbon found in a number of...
Ancestry of “copaene”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | copaiba | Any of several South American trees of the genus... |
| 2 | Old Tupi | kopa'yba | — |
| 3 | Old Tupi | -a | — |
| 4 | Proto-Tupi-Guarani | *-aβ | — |