Where does “coppice” come from?
Coppice comes from Middle English copies, from Old French copeiz, from Vulgar Latin colpaticium, from Latin colpare meaning "to strike," from Latin colpus, from Ancient Greek κόλπος, from Ancient Greek κόλαφος, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-.
coppice (English): A grove of small growth; a thicket of brushwood;...
Definitions
- A grove of small growth; a thicket of brushwood;...
Ancestry of “coppice”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | copies | — |
| 2 | Old French | copeiz | a cut-over woods |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | colpaticium | having the quality of being cut |
| 4 | Latin | colpāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | colpus | stroke; strike; hit |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κόλπος | bosom, lap; a fold in fabric around the bosom;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷelp- | to bend; to curve, arch |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |