Where does “coppice mining bee” come from?
coppice mining bee (English) comes from English coppice, from Middle English copies, from Old French copeiz, from Vulgar Latin colpaticium, from Latin colpāre, from Latin colpus, from Ancient Greek κόλπος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷelp- — to turn.
coppice mining bee (English): Andrena helvola, a species of mining bee
Definitions
- Andrena helvola, a species of mining bee
Ancestry of “coppice mining bee”, step by step
coppice mining bee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English coppice
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | coppice | A grove of small growth; a thicket of brushwood;... |
| 2 | Middle English | copies | — |
| 3 | Old French | copeiz | a cut-over woods |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | colpaticium | having the quality of being cut |
| 5 | Latin | colpāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | colpus | stroke; strike; hit |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κόλπος | bosom, lap; a fold in fabric around the bosom;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷelp- | to bend; to curve, arch |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via English mining bee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mining bee | Any of very many species of bee, of the genus Andrena, that nest in burrows |