Where does “copless” come from?
copless (English) comes from English cop, from Middle English cop, from Old English cop, from Proto-West Germanic *kopp, from Proto-Germanic kuppaz, from Proto-Indo-European gup-, from Proto-Indo-European gew- — to bend, curve, arch, buckle; to bend, to curve;...
copless (English): Lacking cops; void of police
Definitions
- Lacking cops; void of police
Ancestry of “copless”, step by step
copless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cop
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cop | To capture or arrest someone |
| 2 | Middle English | cop | summit; top, tip, topmost part; top of the head,... |
| 3 | Old English | cop | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *kopp | vessel, container, bowl |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kuppaz | round object; orb; vessel; container; bowl;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gup- | round object, knoll |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gew- | to bend, curve, arch, buckle; to bend, to curve;... |